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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Springfield (Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
485
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
174
485
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
164
466
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
129
402
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
81
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
63
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
21
49
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
10
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Springfield (Elgin County)
10 Genera with 13 Species
Anevrina Lioy, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopleurophora Schmitz, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Hypocera Lioy, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 2015Millipede-killing Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Springfield (Elgin County)
13 Species
Anevrina luggeri Aldrich, 1892
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Chaetopleurophora multiseriata Aldrich, 1903
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Dohrniphora cornuta Bigot, 1857Hump-backed fly
Dohrniphora incisuralis Loew, 1866
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Hypocera americana Borgmeier, 1962
Hypocera ehrmanni Aldrich, 1903
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Myriophora borealis Hash & Brown, 2015

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Springfield (Elgin County)
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
5
7
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