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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4166
6001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
387
4165
6000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
378
4124
5911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3452
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
585
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
53
496
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
371
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
63
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
25
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
25
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Buenos Aires
25 Genera with 20 Species
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Apocephalus Coquillett, 1993Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Ecitoptera Borgmeier & ..., 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19266SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 2015Millipede-killing Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosicarius Borgmeier, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Neopleurophora Brown, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1925Fire Ant Decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichillus Enderlein, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Syneura Brues, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Thalloptera Borgmeier & ..., 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Trineurocephala Schmitz, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buenos Aires
20 Species
Apocephalus brevicercus Brown, 1993
Coniceromyia anacleti Borgmeier, 1925
Coniceromyia impudica Kung & Brown, 2000
Coniceromyia stephensoni Peterson, 1982
Diplonevra goliatha Corona & Brown, 2005
Dohrniphora cornuta Bigot, 1857Hump-backed fly
Dohrniphora divaricata Aldrich, 1896
Dohrniphora praedator Borgmeier & ..., 1975
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia aurea Aldrich, 1896
Megaselia luteicauda Borgmeier, 1925Phorid fly
Megaselia maculiapex Borgmeier, 1935
Megaselia sinefurca Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia tama Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha clavata Schmitz, 1927
Myriophora borealis Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora simplex Hash & Brown, 2015
Phalacrotophora rufiventris Borgmeier, 1971
Pseudacteon borgmeieri Schmitz, 1923
Pseudacteon curvatus Borgmeier, 1925Fire ant decapitating fly

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Buenos Aires
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
15
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
6
7
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