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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Colchester (Essex, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
304
1662
3011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
304
1662
3011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
295
1641
2978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
223
1419
2656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
343
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
274
494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
42
217
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
5
56
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colchester
4 Genera with 5 Species
Diplonevra Lioy, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1944Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colchester
5 Species
Diplonevra pilosella Schmitz, 1927
Gymnophora arcuata (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora quartomollis (Schmitz, 1920)⇒ Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Pseudacteon onyx Steyskal, 1944Fresno mat

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Colchester
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
3
4
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