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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region American Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
600
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
600
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
144
572
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
519
759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
109
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
78
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
20
64
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
3
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for American Samoa
1 Family width 8 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for American Samoa
3 Genera with 8 Species
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 19662SpeciesTaxom


Species list for American Samoa
8 Species
Chonocephalus bispinosus Borgmeier, 1967
Chonocephalus dimidiatus Borgmeier, 1967
Chonocephalus palposus Schmitz, 1928
Megaselia (Megaselia) sauteri Brues, 1911
Megaselia nesiotica Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia samoana Borgmeier, 1967
Woodiphora biroi Brues, 1907
Woodiphora salomonis Beyer, 1966

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in American Samoa
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom