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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Central Kootenay (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
203
770
1136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
202
769
1136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
196
756
1098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
157
682
1007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
112
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
29
72
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
21
54
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Kootenay
4 Genera with 7 Species
Ceroplatus Schellenberg, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1912Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Spiniphora Malloch, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Kootenay
7 Species
Ceroplatus terminalis Coquillett, 1905
Megaselia brevicostalis Wood, 1910
Megaselia conglomerata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia erecta Wood, 1910
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Pseudacteon curriei Malloch, 1912
Spiniphora trispinosa Malloch, 1912

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Central Kootenay
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
2
5
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