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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
686
10351
27232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
10346
27226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
10177
26822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
398
8221
22592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1588
4894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
74
1225
3099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
870
2094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
145
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
63
137
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Argentina
1 Family width 137 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies137SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Argentina
63 Genera with 137 Species
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Acontistoptera Brues, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Adelopteromyia Schmitz, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Aenigmatias Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Aenigmatistes Shelford, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1976Ant-decapitating Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Apodicrania Borgmeier, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Archiphora Schmitz, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Borgmeieriphora Pires do Prado, 1976
0SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Brachycephaloptera Borgmeier, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoconus Borgmeier, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocnemistoptera Borgmeier, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Chelidophora Borgmeier, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Commoptera Brues, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 20005SpeciesTaxom
Contopteryx Schmitz, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Corynusa Schmitz, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Cremersia Schmitz, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Dacnophora Borgmeier, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Darwiniphora
0SpeciesTaxom
Dinocercus Borgmeier, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 197510SpeciesTaxom
Ecitophora Schmitz, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Ecitoptera Borgmeier & ..., 19244SpeciesTaxom
Ecituncula Schmitz, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Exochaeta Schmitz, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Hieronymus Weyenbergh, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Johowia Silva Figueroa, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Latiborophaga Brown, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucianaphora Disney, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Macrocerides Borgmeier, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 196220SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 200624SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Microselia Schmitz, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 2015Millipede-killing Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosicarius Borgmeier, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Neodohrniphora Malloch, 20013SpeciesTaxom
Neopleurophora Brown, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Plastophora Brues, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1914Fire Ant Decapitating Flies17SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohypocera Malloch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichillus Enderlein, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Synclinusa Borgmeier, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Syneura Brues, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Thalloptera Borgmeier & ..., 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Trineurocephala Schmitz, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Tropophleba Schmitz, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanionotum Brues, 19263SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
137 Species
Acontistoptera hirsuta Borgmeier, 1925
Aenigmatistes latifrons Schmitz, 1924
Apocephalus aquilonius Brown, 2002
Apocephalus aridus Malloch, 1912
Apocephalus facettalis Borgmeier, 1961
Apocephalus lyratus Borgmeier, 1971
Apocephalus normenti Prado, 1976
Archiphora patagonica Schmitz, 1929
Borophaga verticalis Borgmeier, 1962
Chelidophora baculipennis Borgmeier, 1933
Commoptera ecitonis Borgmeier, 1971
Commoptera pygmaea Borgmeier, 1971
Coniceromyia anacleti Borgmeier, 1925
Coniceromyia arizonensis Borgmeier, 1962
Coniceromyia disparivena Borgmeier, 1950
Coniceromyia epicantha Borgmeier, 1923
Coniceromyia leucomacula Kung & Brown, 2000
Contopteryx illustris Schmitz, 1929
Corynusa latifrons Schmitz, 1929
Corynusa thoracica Schmitz, 1931
Cremersia australis Borgmeier, 1928
Cremersia crassicostalis Disney, 2008
Dacnophora legionis Borgmeier, 1961
Diplonevra claripennis Borgmeier, 1969
Diplonevra gnoma Corona & Brown, 2005
Diplonevra setigera Malloch, 1914
Dohrniphora anteroventralis Borgmeier, 1960
Dohrniphora cornuta Bigot, 1857Hump-backed fly
Dohrniphora dispar Enderlein, 1912
Dohrniphora divaricata Aldrich, 1896
Dohrniphora ecitophila Borgmeier, 1960
Dohrniphora lamella Borgmeier & ..., 1975
Dohrniphora longirostrata Enderlein, 1912
Dohrniphora paraguayana Brues, 1907
Dohrniphora penicillata Borgmeier, 1960
Dohrniphora praedator Borgmeier & ..., 1975
Ecitophora bruchi Schmitz, 1923
Ecitophora collegiana Borgmeier, 1924
Ecitophora fidelis Borgmeier, 1960
Ecitophora parva Schmitz, 1923
Ecitoptera concomitans Borgmeier & ..., 1923
Ecitoptera cordobensis Borgmeier, 1925
Ecitoptera humeralis Borgmeier, 1960
Ecitoptera proboscidalis Borgmeier, 1924
Ecituncula longipilosa Borgmeier, 1925
Exochaeta umbrata Schmitz, 1931
Gymnophora spiracularis Borgmeier, 1971
Hieronymus pygmaeus Weyenbergh, 1886
Lucianaphora folgaraitae Disney, 2008
Macrocerides attophilus Disney, 2008
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia anticheira Disney, 2004
Megaselia bruchiana Borgmeier & ..., 1923
Megaselia bursata Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia femoralis Enderlein, 1912
Megaselia incarum Brues, 1915
Megaselia kolana Schmitz, 1928
Megaselia luteicauda Borgmeier, 1925Phorid fly
Megaselia necrophaga Enderlein, 1912
Megaselia neivai Bridarolli, 1940
Megaselia notipennis Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia pauxilla Brues, 1907
Megaselia semiferruginea Bridarolli, 1940
Megaselia semilutea Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia semimollis Borgmeier, 1971
Megaselia setifimbria Borgmeier, 1971
Megaselia tama Schmitz, 1926
Megaselia ventralis Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia vespertilionis Borgmeier, 1962
Melaloncha (Melaloncha) curvata Brown, 2005
Melaloncha (Melaloncha) diffidentia Brown, 2005
Melaloncha (Melaloncha) inversa Brown, 2005
Melaloncha (Udamochiras) altobenia Gonzalez & B..., 2004
Melaloncha (Udamochiras) colossia Enderlein, 1912
Melaloncha (Udamochiras) corniculata Gonzalez & B..., 2004
Melaloncha (Udamochiras) ronnai Borgmeier, 1935
Melaloncha (Udamochiras) schiaffinoae Gonzalez & B..., 2004
Melaloncha (Udamochiras) stenotes Gonzalez & B..., 2004
Melaloncha (Udamochiras) triangularis Brown, 2004
Melaloncha acoma Brown & Kung, 2006
Melaloncha borgmeieri Brown & Kung, 2006
Melaloncha browni Kung, 2008
Melaloncha crassa Brown, 2004
Melaloncha dibitattii Brown, 2006
Melaloncha gomezi Brown, 2006
Melaloncha gonzalezae Brown, 2006
Melaloncha hyalinipennis Borgmeier, 1933
Melaloncha nigrita Borgmeier, 1959
Melaloncha piliapex Borgmeier, 1938
Melaloncha prosopica Brown, 2004
Melaloncha ruinensis Brown, 2006
Melaloncha simillima (Borgmeier, 1938)⇒ Melaloncha piliapex Borgmeier, 1938
Melaloncha xanthocauda Brown, 2006
Metopina fenyesi Malloch, 1912
Myriophora alexandrae Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora lucigaster Borgmeier, 1961
Myriophora misionesensis Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora uruguaiensis Hash & Brown, 2015
Myrmosicarius brandaoi Disney, 2006
Myrmosicarius cristobalensis Disney, 2006
Myrmosicarius gonzalezae Disney, 2006
Myrmosicarius longipalpis Disney, 2006
Neodohrniphora arcuata Brown, 2001
Neodohrniphora dissita Brown, 2001
Neodohrniphora elongata Brown, 2001
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Phora americana Schmitz & Wirth, 1954Montane false ohelo
Physoptera poeciloptera Borgmeier, 1958
Plastophora luteizona Borgmeier, 1925
Pseudacteon borgmeieri Schmitz, 1923
Pseudacteon bulbosus Brown, Folga..., 2003
Pseudacteon calderensis Calcaterra, 2007
Pseudacteon conicornis Borgmeier, 1962
Pseudacteon convexicauda Borgmeier, 1962
Pseudacteon cultellatus Borgmeier, 1925Decapitating fly
Pseudacteon curvatus Borgmeier, 1925Fire ant decapitating fly
Pseudacteon litoralis (Borgmeier, 1925)⇒ Pseudacteon tricuspis Borgmeier, 1925
Pseudacteon nocens Borgmeier, 1926Fire ant decapitating fly
Pseudacteon notocaudatus Plowes, Folg..., 2015
Pseudacteon nudicornis Borgmeier, 1925
Pseudacteon obtusitus Plowes, Folg..., 2015
Pseudacteon obtusus Borgmeier, 1925Fire ant decapitating fly
Pseudacteon onyx Steyskal, 1944Fresno mat
Pseudacteon spatulatus Malloch, 1912
Pseudacteon tricuspis Borgmeier, 1925Fire ant decapitating fly
Pseudacteon wasmanni Schmitz, 1914
Pseudohypocera kerteszi Enderlein, 1912
Puliciphora cubensis Brues, 1932
Puliciphora gracilis Borgmeier, 1960
Puliciphora rufipes Silva Figueroa, 1916
Syneura edwardsi Schmitz, 1929
Triphleba pachyneurella Schmitz, 1919
Tropophleba varians Schmitz, 1929
Xanionotum bruchi Borgmeier, 1924
Xanionotum delicatum Borgmeier, 1926
Xanionotum spinosior Borgmeier, 1926

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Argentina
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
63
137
Genera
Species

Taxom