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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Alaska (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
3571
8762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
444
3566
8756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
425
3511
8651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
3010
7649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
874
2854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
580
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
51
465
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
82
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
12
49
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
12
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alaska
12 Genera with 49 Species
Anevrina Lioy, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Beckerina Lehmanni End..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192225SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pericyclocera Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 19549SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 18486SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska
49 Species
Anevrina thoracica Meigen, 1804
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Beckerina umbrimargo Becker, 1901
Borophaga okellyi (Schmitz, 1937)⇒ Borophaga subsultans Linnaeus, 1766
Borophaga tinctipennis Borgmeier, 1963
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora marshalli Brown, 1987
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Megaselia advena Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia allothrix Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia atomella Malloch, 1912
Megaselia beringensis Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia brevibarba Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia brevicauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia fungicola Coquillett, 1895
Megaselia gravis Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia groenlandica Lundbeck, 1901
Megaselia hapalogaster Borgmeier, 1971
Megaselia infraposita Wood, 1909
Megaselia integra Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia laffooni Robinson, 1978Beautiful vetch
Megaselia lamellicauda Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pusilla Meigen, 1830
Megaselia robusta Schmitz, 1928
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia sordida (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Megaselia subcavata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia subnudifemur Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia tecticauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Phora americana Schmitz & Wirth, 1954Montane false ohelo
Phora aterrima Fabricius, 1794Phorid fly
Phora carlina Schmitz, 1930Hillside false ohelo
Phora coangustata Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Phora occidentata Malloch, 1912
Phora pilifemur Borgmeier, 1963
Phora postrema Borgmeier, 1963
Phora stictica Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Phora tripliciseta Schmitz & Wirth, 1954Montane false ohelo
Triphleba aequalis Schmitz, 1919
Triphleba carbonaria Borgmeier, 1963
Triphleba flexipalpis Schmitz, 1927
Triphleba labida Borgmeier, 1962
Triphleba pachyneura Loew, 1866
Triphleba palposa (Zetterstedt, 1848)⇒ Triphleba flexipalpis Schmitz, 1927

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Alaska
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
8
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Phoridae at artfakta.se
Phoridae at dyntaxa.se
Phoridae at gbif.org
Phoridae at irmng.org
Phoridae at itis.gov
Phoridae at marinespecies.org