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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
558
8318
30598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
557
8313
30590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
8181
30271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6695
26862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
774
2467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
585
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
49
422
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
68
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
21
26
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
21
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madagascar
21 Genera with 26 Species
#ACDEHMNPRW
Aphiochaeta Brues, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 2002Ant-decapitating Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Apodicrania Borgmeier, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19589SpeciesTaxom
Cremersia Schmitz, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Euryphora Schmitz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hypocerides Schmitz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 20057SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Neodohrniphora Malloch, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Plethysmochaeta Schmitz, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
26 Species
Aphiochaeta inflata Meunier, 1910
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus comosus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus cyathus Brown, 2002
Chonocephalus cautus Disney, 2005
Chonocephalus cummingae Disney, 2005
Chonocephalus depressus Meijere, 1912
Chonocephalus dimakae Paulian, 1958
Chonocephalus heymonsi Stobbe, 1913
Chonocephalus hibisci Paulian, 1958
Chonocephalus madagascariensis Paulian, 1958
Chonocephalus steineri Disney, 2005
Chonocephalus vadoni (Paulian, 1958)⇒ Chonocephalus heymonsi Stobbe, 1913
Dohrniphora cornuta Bigot, 1857Hump-backed fly
Dohrniphora oricilla Kung & Brown, 2005
Euryphora madagascarensis Schmitz, 1915
Hypocerides pterostigma Schmitz, 1915
Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) indistincta Meunier, 1910
Megaselia (Megaselia) inflata F. Meunier, 1910
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia camariana Coquerel, 1848
Megaselia dennerti Disney & Beyer, 2005
Megaselia keiseri Beyer, 1965
Megaselia tulearensis Disney, 2005
Phora labiosa F. Meunier, 1910
Puliciphora opuntiae Paulian, 1950

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Madagascar
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
12
20
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