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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
623
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
174
623
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
166
604
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
120
529
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
72
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
18
55
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
13
40
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
7
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
7
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Santa Cruz (Starr County)
7 Genera with 2 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901
Ant-decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1925Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stichillus Enderlein, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Cruz (Starr County)
2 Species
Megaselia tama Schmitz, 1926
Pseudacteon curvatus Borgmeier, 1925Fire ant decapitating fly

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Santa Cruz (Starr County)
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
2
0
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