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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
1409
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
1409
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
1381
1993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
1109
1625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
156
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
32
109
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
23
74
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
13
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
9
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
9
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virgin Islands
9 Genera with 3 Species
Chaetocnemistoptera Borgmeier, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichillus Enderlein, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Syneura Brues, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Islands
3 Species
Coniceromyia latimana Malloch, 1924
Dohrniphora seriata Kung & Brown, 2006
Dohrniphora sexspinosa Kung & Brown, 2006

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Virgin Islands
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
5
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
3
3
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