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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Denton County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
284
1481
1826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
284
1481
1826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
267
1425
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
1224
1490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
177
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
36
145
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
29
118
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
34
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
11
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
11
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Denton County
11 Genera with 4 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1982Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1944Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Denton County
4 Species
Apocephalus feeneri Disney, 1982
Dohrniphora incisuralis Loew, 1866
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Pseudacteon onyx Steyskal, 1944Fresno mat

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Denton County
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
6
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
4
1
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