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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2391
4708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
352
2384
4699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
2344
4627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1730
3297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
310
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
43
202
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
145
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
28
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
13
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
13
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dominican Republic
13 Genera with 20 Species
Abaristophora Schmitz, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 2000Ant-decapitating Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Godavaria Brown, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 2015Millipede-killing Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Stichillus Enderlein, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominican Republic
20 Species
Abaristophora (Antipodiphora) domicamberae Disney, 1997
Apocephalus brevicercus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus crassus Brown, 1996
Apocephalus echinatus Brown, 1996
Apocephalus grandiflavus Brown, 1994
Apocephalus micrepelis Brown, 1993
Apocephalus pilatus Brown, 1996
Apocephalus prolixus Brown, 1996
Apocephalus secundus Brown, 1996
Apocephalus succineus Brown, 2000
Dohrniphora poinari R. H. L. Disney, 1987
Dohrniphora sexspinosa Kung & Brown, 2006
Megaselia (Megaselia) amberae R. H. L. Disney, 1987
Megaselia (Megaselia) bernsteinae R. H. L. Disney, 1987
Megaselia (Megaselia) dominicana R. H. L. Disney, 1987
Megaselia tama Schmitz, 1926
Myriophora communis Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora dolionatis Hash & Brown, 2015
Phymatopterella ovatimacula Barnes, 1990
Puliciphora rontaleri R. H. L. Disney, 1996

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Dominican Republic
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
5
3
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