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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
438
828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
356
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
29
220
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
39
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Natal
11 Genera with 11 Species
Aenigmatistes Shelford, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Alamira Schmitz, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Brachyselia Schmitz, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Paraspiniphora Malloch, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Plastophora Brues, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Syntermitoxenia Schmitz, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Termitomyia Wasmann, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Termitoxenia Wasmann, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoxena Breddin & Bö..., 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
11 Species
Aenigmatistes armiger Brues, 1910
Alamira peckorum Disney & Pet..., 1983
Brachyselia natalensis Schmitz, 1927
Dohrniphora morio Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia dentata Disney, 1991
Megaselia tenericoma Beyer, 1965
Plastophora stuckenbergi Beyer, 1960
Syntermitoxenia pseudonanna Schmitz, 1936
Termitomyia mirabilis Wasmann, 1900
Termitoxenia havilandi Wasmann, 1900
Thaumatoxena wasmanni Breddin & Bo..., 1904

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Natal
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTermitoxeniinae
Wasmann, 1901
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThaumatoxeninae
1
1
Genus
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