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Checklist for Tribe Metopinini Enderlein, 1924
and region West USA (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2457
13123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
96
1842
9744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
73
1232
5643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
203
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
43
235
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
43
235
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
22
158
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetopinini
Enderlein, 1924
20
157
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
20 Genera with 157 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1912Ant-decapitating Flies12SpeciesTaxom
Auxanommatidia Borgmeier, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Cremersia Schmitz, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1922128SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Menozziola Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Microselia Schmitz, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Neodohrniphora Malloch, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Pericyclocera Schmitz, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1912Fire Ant Decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanionotum Brues, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
157 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus aquilonius Brown, 2002
Apocephalus gemellus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus gemursus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus gimellus
Apocephalus hirtifrons Peterson & R..., 1976
Apocephalus horridus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus platypalpis Borgmeier, 1925
Apocephalus setialvus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus similis Malloch, 1912
Auxanommatidia californica Borgmeier, 1963
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora marshalli Brown, 1987
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora talea Brown, 1987
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia advena Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia aequalis Wood, 1909
Megaselia aequaliseta Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia allopyga Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia allothrix Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia alsea Robinson, 1983
Megaselia amplicornis Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia arcuata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia atomella Malloch, 1912
Megaselia atrox Borgmeier, 1968
Megaselia barberi Malloch, 1912
Megaselia beckeri Wood, 1909
Megaselia beringensis Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia brevibarba Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia brevicauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia brevicostalis Wood, 1910
Megaselia breviterga Lundbeck, 1921
Megaselia californiensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia camilla Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia capillicauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia cavifemur Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia chaetocera Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia chainensis Disney, 1985
Megaselia ciancii Hartop, Brow..., 2015
Megaselia cirripes Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia cirripyga Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia claudia Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia compacticeps Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia compactipes Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia conglomerata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia conspicualis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia crepidata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia curticosta Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia dilatata Brues, 1919
Megaselia divergens Malloch, 1912
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia ectopia Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia erecta Wood, 1910
Megaselia fenestrata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia friedrichae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia fungicola Coquillett, 1895
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia globipyga Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia gonzalezorum Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia gracilipes Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia gravis Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia groenlandica Lundbeck, 1901
Megaselia hapalogaster Borgmeier, 1971
Megaselia hesperia Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia hispida Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia hypochondrica Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia ilca Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia impariseta Bridarolli, 1937Common humpbacked fly
Megaselia infraposita Wood, 1909
Megaselia infumata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia integra Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia joanneae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia lacustris Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia laevubrevis Disney, 2003
Megaselia laffooni Robinson, 1978Beautiful vetch
Megaselia lamellicauda Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia largifrontalis Schmitz, 1939
Megaselia latipennis Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia losangelensis Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia minutior Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia modesta Brues, 1919
Megaselia nigellifrons Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia nigra Meigen, 1830Mushroom fly
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia orester
Megaselia orestes Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia oxboroughae Hartop, Brow..., 2015
Megaselia paraprocta Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia perplexa Malloch, 1912
Megaselia phyllissunae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia pilipyga Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pleurota Disney, 1994
Megaselia polyporicola Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia pongsaiae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia postcrinata Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia pressicauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia procera Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia pseudomera Disney, 2006
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia pulla Brues, 1919
Megaselia pusilla Meigen, 1830
Megaselia pygmaeoides Lundbeck, 1921
Megaselia pygmaeola Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia reducta Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia relicta Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia renata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia robusta Schmitz, 1928
Megaselia rotunda Robinson, 1981Common vetch
Megaselia rotundula Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia scopalis Brues, 1919
Megaselia scutellaris Wood, 1909
Megaselia seticauda Malloch, 1914
Megaselia seticerca Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia shatesae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia simiola Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia simunorum Brown, Wong ..., 2019
Megaselia sordida (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Megaselia spelophila Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia sphinx Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia stoakesi Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia studentorum Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia subcavata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia subnudifemur Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia subpleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia sulphurizona Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia tecticauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia tetrica Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia tristis Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia turbidipennis Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia ursina Malloch, 1912
Megaselia vinculata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia voluntariorum Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia wiegmanae Hartop, Brow..., 2015
Megaselia wongae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Metopina cindybrownae Disney, 2003
Metopina subarcuata Borgmeier, 1963
Neodohrniphora arnaudi Borgmeier, 1966
Pericyclocera floricola Borgmeier, 1966
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Pseudacteon californiensis Disney, 1982
Pseudacteon spatulatus Malloch, 1912
Puliciphora kistneri Disney, 1998
Puliciphora sylvatica Brues, 1909San Miguel milkvetch
Rhyncophoromyia conica Malloch, 1912
Trophodeinus arizonensis Borgmeier, 1963


Links, sources and further information
Metopinini at itis.gov