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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2766
4827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
350
2765
4825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
2706
4722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
2329
4193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
60
353
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
254
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
32
214
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
21
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
10
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad
10 Genera with 17 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 2004Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Cremersia Schmitz, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Ecituncula Schmitz, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Macrocerides Borgmeier, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19955SpeciesTaxom
Neodohrniphora Malloch, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad
17 Species
Apocephalus codonus Corona & Brown, 2004
Chonocephalus aripoensis Disney, 1995
Coniceromyia costaricana Borgmeier, 1950
Cremersia crassispina Borgmeier, 1928
Dohrniphora caverna Disney, 1995
Dohrniphora myersi Brues, 1932
Dohrniphora perpendicularis Kung & Brown, 2005
Dohrniphora simplex Borgmeier & ..., 1975
Ecituncula berghoffae Disney & Ber..., 2005
Macrocerides trinitatis Borgmeier, 1969
Megaselia alloterga Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia darlingtonae Disney, 1995
Megaselia exsertacosta Disney, 1995
Megaselia nidanurae Disney, 1995
Megaselia tamanae Disney, 1995
Neodohrniphora attae Disney, 1996
Puliciphora melanis Schmitz, 1951

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Trinidad
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
2
5
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