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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
892
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
67
573
1756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
53
397
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
66
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
28
56
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
28
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
28 Genera with 56 Species
#ABCDEKMPSTW
Abaristophora Schmitz, 19396SpeciesTaxom
Antipodiphora Schmitz, 19396SpeciesTaxom
Aphium1SpeciesTaxom
Aphiura Schmitz, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Beckerina Lehmanni End..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Bothroprosopa Schmitz, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoplatus Schmitz, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplatus Schellenberg, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Diploneura Enderlein, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Distichophora Schmitz, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Epacteon Borgmeier, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Kierania Schmitz, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Macroselia Schmitz, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 180415SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Minicosta Brown & Oliver, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Palpocrates Schmitz, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciadocera White, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Tarsocrates Schmitz, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Tonnoirina Schmitz, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Wharia Brown & Oliver, 20081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
56 Species
Abaristophora austrophila Schmitz, 1939
Abaristophora brevicornis Schmitz, 1939
Abaristophora nana Schmitz, 1939
Abaristophora similicornis Schmitz, 1939
Abaristophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1939
Abaristophora tonnoiri Schmitz, 1939
Antipodiphora austrophila Schmitz, 1939
Antipodiphora brevicornis Schmitz, 1939
Antipodiphora nana Schmitz, 1939
Antipodiphora similicornis Schmitz, 1939
Antipodiphora subarcuata Schmitz, 1939
Antipodiphora tonnoiri Schmitz, 1939
Aphium breviceps Schmitz, 1939
Aphiura breviceps Schmitz, 1939
Beckerina polysticha Schmitz, 1939
Bothroprosopa mirifica Schmitz, 1939
Ceratoplatus fullerae Schmitz, 1939
Ceroplatus dendyi Marshall, 1896
Ceroplatus leucoceras Marshall, 1896
Diploneura caudata Schmitz, 1939
Diplonevra caudata Schmitz, 1939
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Distichophora crassimana Schmitz, 1939
Dohrniphora cornuta Bigot, 1857Hump-backed fly
Dohrniphora incisuralis Loew, 1866
Epacteon latifrons Brown & Oliver, 2014
Kierania grata Schmitz, 1939
Macroselia longiseta Schmitz, 1939
Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) spiracularis Schmitz, 1933
Megaselia (Megaselia) curtineura Brues, 1909Hump-backed fly
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia castanea Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia comparabilis Bridarolli, 1951
Megaselia dolichoptera Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia dupliciseta Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia halterata Wood, 1910Mushroom fly
Megaselia impariseta Bridarolli, 1937Common humpbacked fly
Megaselia longinqua Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia longiqua Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia lucida Bridarolli, 1937
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Metopina australiana Borgmeier, 1963
Metopina climieorum Disney, 1994
Minicosta mollyae Brown & Oliver, 2008
Palpocrates obscurior Schmitz, 1939
Palpocrates rufipalpis Schmitz, 1939
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902
Sciadocera rufomaculata White, 1916Hump-backed Fly
Tarsocrates niger Schmitz, 1939
Triphleba atripalpis Schmitz, 1939
Triphleba fuscithorax Schmitz, 1939
Triphleba rufithorax Schmitz, 1939
Wharia willcocksorum Brown & Oliver, 2008

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in New Zealand
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
10
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
13
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySciadocerinae
Schmitz, 1929
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