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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
208
878
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
208
878
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
202
859
1311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
632
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
40
184
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
29
127
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
76
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
9
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dominica
9 Genera with 15 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1961Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Apodicrania Borgmeier, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Conicera Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Johowia Silva Figueroa, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominica
15 Species
Apocephalus aztecae Borgmeier, 1961
Apodicrania termitophila Borgmeier, 1923
Chonocephalus dominicanus Borgmeier, 1967
Chonocephalus mexicanus Silvestri, 1911
Conicera seticerca Borgmeier, 1969
Coniceromyia ciliatipes Borgmeier, 1969
Coniceromyia latimana Malloch, 1924
Coniceromyia pilicoxa Borgmeier, 1969
Dohrniphora dispar Enderlein, 1912
Dohrniphora divaricata Aldrich, 1896
Johowia parvicornis Borgmeier, 1969
Megaselia adempta Borgmeier, 1969
Megaselia miristigma Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia subpicta Malloch, 1912
Metopina recurvata Borgmeier, 1969

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Dominica
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
3
6
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