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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Tucson (Pima County, Arizona, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
210
1134
1886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
210
1134
1886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
203
1113
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
902
1545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
26
58
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
21
53
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
29
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tucson
5 Genera with 5 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901
Ant-decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1912Fire Ant Decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tucson
5 Species
Megaselia barberi Malloch, 1912
Megaselia ventralis Borgmeier, 1963
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Pseudacteon crawfordi Coquillett, 1907Ant parasite
Pseudacteon spatulatus Malloch, 1912

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Tucson
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
5
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