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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4282
13815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
680
2226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
57
537
1577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
43
403
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
34
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
4
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
4 Genera with 13 Species
Aenigmatopoeus Schmitz, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Hypocerides Schmitz, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 196510SpeciesTaxom
Synaptophora Brown, 19921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
13 Species
Aenigmatopoeus cucullatus Colyer, 1958
Hypocerides spinulicosta Beyer, 1965
Megaselia appetens Beyer, 1965
Megaselia chrysopyge Beyer, 1965
Megaselia congrex Beyer, 1965
Megaselia crassicostata Beyer, 1965
Megaselia crosskeyi Beyer, 1965
Megaselia ctenophora Beyer, 1965
Megaselia notabilis Beyer, 1965
Megaselia pictella Beyer, 1965
Megaselia quartopallida Beyer, 1965
Megaselia speculifera Beyer, 1965
Synaptophora critica Brown, 1992

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Uganda
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
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