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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Florida (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7570
18391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7566
18388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
7444
18087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6063
14862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
1067
2588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
792
1786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
51
585
1202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
89
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
28
44
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
28
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Florida
28 Genera with 44 Species
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Acontistoptera Brues, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1963Ant-decapitating Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Beckerina Lehmanni End..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Commoptera Brues, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Diacophora1SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Hypocera Lioy, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192210SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Menozziola Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Microselia Schmitz, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 2015Millipede-killing Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1925Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichillus Enderlein, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanionotum Brues, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida
44 Species
Acontistoptera melanderi Brues, 1902
Anevrina luggeri Aldrich, 1892
Apocephalus (Mesophora) coquilletti Malloch, 1912
Apocephalus (Mesophora) frameatus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus concisus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus diffusus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus feeneri Disney, 1982
Apocephalus sulcatus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus tenuipes Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus wirthi Borgmeier, 1963
Beckerina setifrons Borgmeier, 1969Phorid fly
Borophaga clavata Loew, 1866
Chonocephalus laetus Borgmeier, 1963
Commoptera solenopsidis Brues, 1901
Coniceromyia pilipleura Borgmeier, 1962
Diacophora trichogarter
Diocophora trichogaster Borgmeier, 1963
Diplonevra hamata Borgmeier, 1962
Diplonevra nigricauda Borgmeier, 1969
Dohrniphora divaricata Aldrich, 1896
Dohrniphora incisuralis Loew, 1866
Dohrniphora mississippiensis Khalaf, 1971Akulikuli-kula
Dohrniphora perplexa Brues, 1903
Hypocera mordellaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia (Megaselia) picta Lehmann, 1822
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia aurea Aldrich, 1896
Megaselia cuneata Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia luteicauda Borgmeier, 1925Phorid fly
Megaselia melanderi Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia sordida (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Megaselia subpicta Malloch, 1912
Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Myriophora borealis Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora harwoodi Hash & Brown, 2015
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Phalacrotophora longifrons Brues, 1906
Phymatopterella ovatimacula Barnes, 1990
Physoptera parastigmatica Borgmeier, 1966
Pseudacteon curvatus Borgmeier, 1925Fire ant decapitating fly
Triphleba bispinosa Malloch, 1914

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Florida
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
18
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
8
11
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