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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Banff National Park (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
1531
2385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
272
1530
2385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
261
1510
2349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
203
1309
2102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
468
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
319
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
258
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
61
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
12
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
12
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Banff National Park
12 Genera with 21 Species
Aenigmatias Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1924Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192616SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Metopinagroup
0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Banff National Park
21 Species
Anevrina thoracica Meigen, 1804
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia hirtiventris Wood, 1909
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Phora carlina Schmitz, 1930Hillside false ohelo
Triphleba subcompleta Schmitz, 1927

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Banff National Park
SubfamilyAenigmatiinae
Schmitz, 1926
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
4
3
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