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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2457
13123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
96
1842
9744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
73
1232
5643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
203
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
43
235
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
43
235
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
43 Genera with 235 Species
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Abaristophora Schmitz, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Aenigmatias Meinert, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 19089SpeciesTaxom
Aphiochaeta Brues, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1912Ant-decapitating Flies12SpeciesTaxom
Apodicrania Borgmeier, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Auxanommatidia Borgmeier, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Beckerina Lehmanni End..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopleurophora Schmitz, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Conicera Meigen, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Cremersia Schmitz, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Hirotophora1SpeciesTaxom
Hypocera Lioy, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hypocerides Schmitz, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1922128SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Menozziola Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Microselia Schmitz, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 2015Millipede-killing Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Neodohrniphora Malloch, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Pericyclocera Schmitz, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 191618SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1912Fire Ant Decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohypocera Malloch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Spiniphora Malloch, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 190613SpeciesTaxom
Triphlebia3SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Trucidophora Brown, Franc..., 1991
0SpeciesTaxom
Veruanus Schmitz, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanionotum Brues, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
235 Species
Abaristophora diversipennis Borgmeier, 1962
Aenigmatias coloradensis Brues, 1914
Aenigmatias curvinervis Borgmeier, 1962
Aenigmatias fuscipennis Borgmeier, 1963
Aenigmatias nigricornis Borgmeier, 1963
Aenigmatias schwarzii Coquillett, 1903
Anevrina curvinervis Becker, 1901
Anevrina macateei Malloch, 1913
Anevrina olympiae Aldrich, 1903
Anevrina setigera Loew, 1874
Anevrina spinipes Coquillett, 1895
Anevrina sulcatifemur (Borgmeier, 1962)⇒ Anevrina variabilis Brues, 1908
Anevrina thoracica Meigen, 1804
Anevrina urbana Meigen, 1830
Anevrina variabilis Brues, 1908
Aphiochaeta infumata Malloch, 1912
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus aquilonius Brown, 2002
Apocephalus gemellus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus gemursus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus gimellus
Apocephalus hirtifrons Peterson & R..., 1976
Apocephalus horridus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus platypalpis Borgmeier, 1925
Apocephalus setialvus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus similis Malloch, 1912
Auxanommatidia californica Borgmeier, 1963
Beckerina umbrimargo Becker, 1901
Borophaga okellyi (Schmitz, 1937)⇒ Borophaga subsultans Linnaeus, 1766
Borophaga subsultans Linnaeus, 1766
Borophaga tinctipennis Borgmeier, 1963
Borophaga verticalis Borgmeier, 1962
Chaetopleurophora atra Borgmeier, 1962
Chaetopleurophora laminarum C. T. Brues, 1908
Chaetopleurophora pennsylvanica Malloch, 1914
Conicera aldrichii Brues, 1903
Conicera dauci Meigen, 1830
Conicera similis (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Conicera tibialis Schmitz, 1925
Coniceromyia auristriata Borgmeier, 1963
Diplonevra amphichaeta Schmitz, 1949
Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Diplonevra setigera Malloch, 1914
Dohrniphora cornuta Bigot, 1857Hump-backed fly
Dohrniphora incisuralis Loew, 1866
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora marshalli Brown, 1987
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora talea Brown, 1987
Hirotophora multiseriata Aldrich, 1904
Hypocera ehrmanni Aldrich, 1903
Hypocerides nearcticus Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia advena Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia aequalis Wood, 1909
Megaselia aequaliseta Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia allopyga Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia allothrix Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia alsea Robinson, 1983
Megaselia amplicornis Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia arcuata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia atomella Malloch, 1912
Megaselia atrox Borgmeier, 1968
Megaselia barberi Malloch, 1912
Megaselia beckeri Wood, 1909
Megaselia beringensis Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia brevibarba Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia brevicauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia brevicostalis Wood, 1910
Megaselia breviterga Lundbeck, 1921
Megaselia californiensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia camilla Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia capillicauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia cavifemur Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia chaetocera Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia chainensis Disney, 1985
Megaselia ciancii Hartop, Brow..., 2015
Megaselia cirripes Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia cirripyga Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia claudia Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia compacticeps Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia compactipes Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia conglomerata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia conspicualis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia crepidata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia curticosta Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia dilatata Brues, 1919
Megaselia divergens Malloch, 1912
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia ectopia Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia erecta Wood, 1910
Megaselia fenestrata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia friedrichae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia fungicola Coquillett, 1895
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia globipyga Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia gonzalezorum Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia gracilipes Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia gravis Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia groenlandica Lundbeck, 1901
Megaselia hapalogaster Borgmeier, 1971
Megaselia hesperia Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia hispida Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia hypochondrica Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia ilca Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia impariseta Bridarolli, 1937Common humpbacked fly
Megaselia infraposita Wood, 1909
Megaselia infumata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia integra Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia joanneae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia lacustris Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia laevubrevis Disney, 2003
Megaselia laffooni Robinson, 1978Beautiful vetch
Megaselia lamellicauda Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia largifrontalis Schmitz, 1939
Megaselia latipennis Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia losangelensis Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia minutior Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia modesta Brues, 1919
Megaselia nigellifrons Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia nigra Meigen, 1830Mushroom fly
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia orester
Megaselia orestes Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia oxboroughae Hartop, Brow..., 2015
Megaselia paraprocta Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia perplexa Malloch, 1912
Megaselia phyllissunae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia pilipyga Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pleurota Disney, 1994
Megaselia polyporicola Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia pongsaiae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia postcrinata Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia pressicauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia procera Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia pseudomera Disney, 2006
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia pulla Brues, 1919
Megaselia pusilla Meigen, 1830
Megaselia pygmaeoides Lundbeck, 1921
Megaselia pygmaeola Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia reducta Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia relicta Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia renata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia robusta Schmitz, 1928
Megaselia rotunda Robinson, 1981Common vetch
Megaselia rotundula Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia scopalis Brues, 1919
Megaselia scutellaris Wood, 1909
Megaselia seticauda Malloch, 1914
Megaselia seticerca Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia shatesae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia simiola Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia simunorum Brown, Wong ..., 2019
Megaselia sordida (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Megaselia spelophila Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia sphinx Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia stoakesi Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia studentorum Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia subcavata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia subnudifemur Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia subpleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia sulphurizona Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia tecticauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia tetrica Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia tristis Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia turbidipennis Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia ursina Malloch, 1912
Megaselia vinculata Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia voluntariorum Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia wiegmanae Hartop, Brow..., 2015
Megaselia wongae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Metopina cindybrownae Disney, 2003
Metopina subarcuata Borgmeier, 1963
Myriophora aequaliseta Borgmeier Bo..., 0
Myriophora alexandrae Hash & Brown, 2015
Neodohrniphora arnaudi Borgmeier, 1966
Pericyclocera floricola Borgmeier, 1966
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Phora acerosa Goto, 2006
Phora americana Schmitz & Wirth, 1954Montane false ohelo
Phora aterrima Fabricius, 1794Phorid fly
Phora carlina Schmitz, 1930Hillside false ohelo
Phora coangustata Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Phora cockerelli Brues, 1908
Phora cristipes Schmitz & Wirth, 1954Montane false ohelo
Phora holosericea Schmitz, 1920Hawai'i false ohelo
Phora laminarum Brues, 1908
Phora occidentata Malloch, 1912
Phora paramericana Brown, 2000
Phora pilifemur Borgmeier, 1963
Phora postrema Borgmeier, 1963
Phora praepandens Schmitz, 1927
Phora stictica Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Phora tripliciseta Schmitz & Wirth, 1954Montane false ohelo
Phora tumbae A. L. Melander, 1949
Phora viridinota Brues, 1916
Pseudacteon californiensis Disney, 1982
Pseudacteon spatulatus Malloch, 1912
Pseudohypocera kerteszi Enderlein, 1912
Puliciphora kistneri Disney, 1998
Puliciphora sylvatica Brues, 1909San Miguel milkvetch
Rhyncophoromyia conica Malloch, 1912
Spiniphora bergenstammii Mik, 1864
Spiniphora cockerelli C. T. Brues, 1908
Spiniphora trispinosa Malloch, 1912
Triphleba aequalis Schmitz, 1919
Triphleba carbonaria Borgmeier, 1963
Triphleba flexipalpis Schmitz, 1927
Triphleba forcipata (Borgmeier, 1962)⇒ Triphleba forficata Borgmeier, 1963
Triphleba forficata Borgmeier, 1963
Triphleba fumipennis Borgmeier, 1963
Triphleba labida Borgmeier, 1962
Triphleba lugubris (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Triphleba papillata Wingate, 1906
Triphleba microcephala Loew, 1866
Triphleba occidentalis Brues, 1908
Triphleba pachyneura Loew, 1866
Triphleba palposa (Zetterstedt, 1848)⇒ Triphleba flexipalpis Schmitz, 1927
Triphleba papillata Wingate, 1906
Triphlebia forficata
Triphlebia fumipennis
Triphlebia labida
Trophodeinus arizonensis Borgmeier, 1963
Veruanus boreotis Borgmeier, 1963

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in West USA
SubfamilyAenigmatiinae
Schmitz, 1926
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
22
158
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
13
63
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Phoridae at artfakta.se
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Phoridae at itis.gov
Phoridae at marinespecies.org