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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Fairfax County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
254
911
1221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
909
1219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
238
870
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
723
985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
130
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
97
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
24
66
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
29
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
7
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fairfax County
7 Genera with 11 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1963Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Hypocerides Schmitz, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fairfax County
11 Species
Apocephalus wirthi Borgmeier, 1963
Borophaga fuscipalpis Schmitz, 1952
Diplonevra hamata Borgmeier, 1962
Hypocerides nearcticus Borgmeier, 1966
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia bimaculata Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia capta Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia croeciclava Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia juli Brues, 1908
Megaselia perichaeta Borgmeier, 1964
Phora atra (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Fairfax County
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
4
4
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