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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Vancouver (Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
1158
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
308
1158
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
298
1140
1252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
948
1050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
202
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
128
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
28
91
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vancouver
5 Genera with 6 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1924Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vancouver
6 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Triphleba lugubris (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Triphleba papillata Wingate, 1906

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Vancouver
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
2
2
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