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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
319
2025
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
317
2021
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1997
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1539
2917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
378
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
238
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
171
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
13
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
7
40
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
7
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Seychelles
7 Genera with 40 Species
Borophaga Enderlein, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 20056SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoptera Lioy, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 200627SpeciesTaxom
Plastophora Brues, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 19273SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
40 Species
Borophaga clavata Loew, 1866
Chonocephalus dominicanus Borgmeier, 1967
Chonocephalus heymonsi Stobbe, 1913
Chonocephalus justini Disney, 2005
Chonocephalus modestus Disney, 2005
Chonocephalus pudicus Disney, 2005
Chonocephalus steineri Disney, 2005
Dohrniphora confusa Disney, 2003
Gymnoptera simplex Brues, 1905
Megaselia aldabrae Disney, 2007
Megaselia birdensis Disney, 2006
Megaselia brevis Collin, 1912
Megaselia consueta Collin, 1912
Megaselia dilatimana Disney, 2006
Megaselia egena Collin, 1912
Megaselia extans Collin, 1912
Megaselia falloconsueta Disney, 2006
Megaselia falsoluta Disney, 2006
Megaselia frontata Collin, 1912
Megaselia furculae Disney, 2006
Megaselia fuscamplicosta Disney, 2006
Megaselia gerlachi Disney, 2005
Megaselia innocens Collin, 1912
Megaselia invenusta Collin, 1912
Megaselia latinervis Collin, 1912
Megaselia media Collin, 1912
Megaselia mera Collin, 1912
Megaselia planipes Collin, 1912
Megaselia pseudomera Disney, 2006
Megaselia seychellesensis Disney, 2006
Megaselia silhouettensis Disney, 2005
Megaselia soluta Collin, 1912
Megaselia spreta Collin, 1912
Megaselia vannusetarum Disney, 2006
Megaselia viduata Collin, 1912
Megaselia vitiomera Disney, 2006
Plastophora aculeipes Collin, 1912
Woodiphora collini Disney, 2005
Woodiphora limbata Brues, 1905
Woodiphora parvula Schmitz, 1927

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Seychelles
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
3
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
3
3
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