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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Central Frontenac (Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
761
847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
761
847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
196
734
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
152
633
706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
115
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
78
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
19
57
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
22
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
6
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Frontenac
6 Genera with 9 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901
Ant-decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19086SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1944Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Frontenac
9 Species
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia aristalis Malloch, 1914
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Pseudacteon onyx Steyskal, 1944Fresno mat

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Central Frontenac
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
1
1
Genus
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