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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Pacific (Pierce County, Washington, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
122
305
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
121
304
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
120
303
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
95
258
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
85
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
26
72
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
21
58
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
23
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
8
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
8
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pacific (Pierce County Washington)
8 Genera with 4 Species
Anevrina Lioy, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopleurophora Schmitz, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pacific (Pierce County Washington)
4 Species
Anevrina thoracica Meigen, 1804
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Pacific (Pierce County Washington)
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
3
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