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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
1287
1556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
273
1287
1556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
257
1237
1472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
178
1042
1245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
136
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
113
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
87
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
24
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
12
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
12
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Houston County (Texas)
12 Genera with 5 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1924Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1944Fire Ant Decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Houston County (Texas)
5 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Dohrniphora incisuralis Loew, 1866
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Pseudacteon curvatus Borgmeier, 1925Fire ant decapitating fly
Pseudacteon onyx Steyskal, 1944Fresno mat

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Houston County (Texas)
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
7
4
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