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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
826
2194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
651
1728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
48
461
1165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
45
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
16
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
16
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
16 Genera with 18 Species
Aenigmatopoeus Schmitz, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphiochaeta Brues, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Epactoselia Disney, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Latiborophaga Brown, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Psyllomyia Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Syneura Brues, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Termitosagma Reichensperger, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Termitoscrofa Schmitz, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Termitostroma Reichensperger, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoxena Breddin & Bö..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
18 Species
Aphiochaeta inclusa Meunier, 1910
Aphiochaeta infossa Meunier, 1910
Aphiochaeta obruta Meunier, 1910
Aphiochaeta praepedita Meunier, 1910
Dohrniphora fraudans Beyer, 1959
Epactoselia provallaris Disney, 1998
Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) inclusa Meunier, 1910
Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) infossa Meunier, 1910
Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) obruta Meunier, 1910
Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) praepedita Meunier, 1910
Megaselia (Megaselia) copalina Meunier, 1905
Megaselia (Megaselia) ethiopia Meunier, 1905
Syneura luciola Borgmeier, 1925
Termitosagma henningsi Reichensperger, 1931
Termitoscrofa pinguissima Schmitz, 1936
Termitostroma mergelsbergi Schmitz, 1936
Termitostroma schmitzi Reichensperger, 1931
Thaumatoxena burtti Schmitz, 1939

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThaumatoxeninae
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