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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region West Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
690
11531
53121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
685
11504
53068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
653
11370
52741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
409
8977
44914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1593
6455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
1193
4791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
58
766
2392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
5
113
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
2
25
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
24
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Asia
24 Genera with 48 Species
#ACDEMPRTVWZ
Apocephalus Coquillett, 2000Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Arabiphora Disney, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Archisciada Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoconus Borgmeier, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Danumphora Disney, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Euryphora Schmitz, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 193226SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Miclepta Disney, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Microselia Schmitz, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1939Millipede-killing Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Peromitra Enderlein, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Plastophora Brues, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Razorfemora Disney, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchomicropteron Annandale, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Veranophora Disney, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Zygtaxphora Disney, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Asia
48 Species
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Arabiphora tenuifemorata Disney, 2006
Archisciada lebanensis D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Chonocephalus depressus Meijere, 1912
Danumphora hageri Disney, 2006
Dohrniphora cornuta Bigot, 1857Hump-backed fly
Dohrniphora harteni Disney, 2003
Dohrniphora zophera Disney, 2003
Euryphora arabiensis Disney, 2006
Megaselia (Megaselia) curtineura Brues, 1909Hump-backed fly
Megaselia anticheira Disney, 2004
Megaselia dawahi Disney, 2006
Megaselia dilatimana Disney, 2006
Megaselia ebejeri Disney, 2006
Megaselia epanquadrata Disney, 2004
Megaselia floccicauda Disney, 2006
Megaselia gallagheri Disney, 2006
Megaselia gouteuxi Disney, 2004
Megaselia halterata Wood, 1910Mushroom fly
Megaselia intersecta Schmitz, 1935
Megaselia laevubrevis Disney, 2003
Megaselia lutella Schmitz, 1929
Megaselia mediterranea Schmitz, 1935
Megaselia multivesiculae Disney, 2006
Megaselia necmera Disney, 2006
Megaselia nudihalterata Disney, 2006
Megaselia nussbaumi Disney, 2004
Megaselia onis Mostovski & ..., 2002
Megaselia palaestinensis Enderlein, 1933
Megaselia papei Disney, 2006
Megaselia piliventris Schmitz, 1937
Megaselia quintincisa Disney, 2006
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia sokotrana Beyer, 1965
Megaselia subscaura Schmitz, 1932
Metopina vanharteni Disney, 2006
Miclepta arrujumensis Disney, 2006
Microselia yemenensis Disney, 2006
Myriophora equitans Schmitz, 1939
Peromitra cephalotes Schmitz, 1922
Plastophora equitans Schmitz, 1939
Puliciphora imitata Disney, 2008
Razorfemora nussbaumi Disney, 1990
Triphleba circumflexa Schmitz, 1932
Triphleba extrema Schmitz, 1932
Veranophora medleri Disney, 1981
Woodiphora yarimii Disney, 2006
Zygtaxphora occidentata Disney, 2006

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in West Asia
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
8
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySciadocerinae
Schmitz, 1929
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