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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Azores (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
291
1643
2746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1635
2736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
1624
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1260
2137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
300
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
207
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
175
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
25
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
6
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
6
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Azores
6 Genera with 23 Species
Conicera Meigen, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 180417SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Azores
23 Species
Conicera dauci Meigen, 1830
Conicera tibialis Schmitz, 1925
Coniceromyia neofusca Ament & Amorim, 2016
Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Dohrniphora cornuta Bigot, 1857Hump-backed fly
Megaselia abdita Schmitz, 1959Burn nose
Megaselia abditus Schmitz, 1959
Megaselia angustiata Schmitz, 1936
Megaselia ardua Schmitz, 1940
Megaselia basispinata Lundbeck, 1920Bog white violet
Megaselia brevior Schmitz, 1924
Megaselia giraudii (Egger, 1862)⇒ Megaselia plurispinulosa Zetterstedt, 1860
Megaselia halterata Wood, 1910Mushroom fly
Megaselia leptofemur Disney, 2007
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia madeiraensis Disney, 2007
Megaselia marina Schmitz, 1937
Megaselia meconicera Speiser, 1925
Megaselia miguelensis Disney, 2007
Megaselia nigra Meigen, 1830Mushroom fly
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Metopina heselhausi Schmitz, 1914

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Azores
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
4
5
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