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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
362
5005
14908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
1157
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
835
2522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
57
634
1970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
6
108
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
2
25
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alberta
2 Families width 83 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies82SpeciesTaxom
Ironomyiidae McAlpine & M..., 1966Ironic flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alberta
25 Genera with 83 Species
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Aenigmatias Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1993Ant-decapitating Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Beckerina Lehmanni End..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Burmophora Beyer, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopleurophora Schmitz, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Conicera Meigen, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Cretonomyia Mcalpine, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Maksika Mostovski, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192631SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Metopinagroup
0SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 0Millipede-killing Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 19167SpeciesTaxom
Prioriphora McAlpine & M..., 19904SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1912Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19278SpeciesTaxom
Trucidophora Brown, Franc..., 1991
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
83 Species
Anevrina macateei Malloch, 1913
Anevrina setigera Loew, 1874
Anevrina spinipes Coquillett, 1895
Anevrina thoracica Meigen, 1804
Anevrina variabilis Brues, 1908
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus brunnipes Brown, 1993
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus unitarsus Brown, 1993
Beckerina luteola Malloch, 1919
Borophaga clavata Loew, 1866
Borophaga subsultans Linnaeus, 1766
Borophaga verticalis Borgmeier, 1962
Chaetopleurophora atra Borgmeier, 1962
Chaetopleurophora erythronota Strobl, 1892
Conicera dauci Meigen, 1830
Conicera similis (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Conicera tibialis Schmitz, 1925
Cretonomyia pristina J. F. McAlpine, 1973
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora marshalli Brown, 1987
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Kerophora brunnea Brown, 1988
Kerophora ferruginea Brown, 1988
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Maksika intermedia B. V. Brown, 1990
Megaselia (Megaselia) picta Lehmann, 1822
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia brianbrowni Disney, 1994
Megaselia brokawi Disney, 1994
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia coccyx Schmitz & Beyer, 1965
Megaselia conglomerata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia hirtiventris Wood, 1909
Megaselia humeralis Zetterstedt, 1838
Megaselia lamellicauda Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia perdita Malloch, 1912
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia robusta Schmitz, 1928
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia simulans Wood, 1912
Megaselia sordida (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia tristis Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Myriophora aequaliseta Borgmeier Bo..., 0
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902
Phora carlina Schmitz, 1930Hillside false ohelo
Phora coangustata Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Phora occidentata Malloch, 1912
Phora praepandens Schmitz, 1927
Phora stictica Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Phora tripliciseta Schmitz & Wirth, 1954Montane false ohelo
Phora viridinota Brues, 1916
Prioriphora canadambra J. F. McAlpine, 1966
Prioriphora intermedia Brown & Pike, 1990
Prioriphora longicostalis B. V. Brown, 1990
Prioriphora setifemoralis B. V. Brown, 1990
Pseudacteon curriei Malloch, 1912
Triphleba aequalis Schmitz, 1919
Triphleba aqualis
Triphleba labida Borgmeier, 1962
Triphleba laticosta Borgmeier, 1962
Triphleba lugubris (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Triphleba papillata Wingate, 1906
Triphleba pachyneura Loew, 1866
Triphleba palposa (Zetterstedt, 1848)⇒ Triphleba flexipalpis Schmitz, 1927
Triphleba subcompleta Schmitz, 1927

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Alberta
FamilyIronomyiidae
McAlpine & Martin, 1966
Ironic flies, ironic fly
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
24
82
Genera
Species

Taxom