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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1183
3493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
849
2453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
53
647
1856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
106
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
25
75
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Columbia
1 Family width 75 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies75SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Columbia
25 Genera with 75 Species
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Aenigmatias Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplatus Schellenberg, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopleurophora Schmitz, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Conicera Meigen, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192640SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Metopinagroup
0SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 2015Millipede-killing Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Plectanocnema Schmitz, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1912Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Spiniphora Malloch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Triphlebia1SpeciesTaxom
Trucidophora Brown, Franc..., 1991
0SpeciesTaxom
Veruanus Schmitz, 19631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
75 Species
Anevrina macateei Malloch, 1913
Anevrina thoracica Meigen, 1804
Anevrina variabilis Brues, 1908
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus horridus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Ceroplatus terminalis Coquillett, 1905
Chaetopleurophora atra Borgmeier, 1962
Chaetopleurophora rubricornis Borgmeier, 1962
Conicera dauci Meigen, 1830
Conicera similis (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Conicera tibialis Schmitz, 1925
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora talea Brown, 1987
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia (Megaselia) flava Fallen, 1823
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia allopyga Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia brevicostalis Wood, 1910
Megaselia capillicauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia conglomerata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia decora Robinson, 1978Beautiful vetch
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia dubitata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia erecta Wood, 1910
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia groenlandica Lundbeck, 1901
Megaselia hapalogaster Borgmeier, 1971
Megaselia hirtiventris Wood, 1909
Megaselia lanata Robinson, 1981Common vetch
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia monticola Malloch, 1912
Megaselia nigra Meigen, 1830Mushroom fly
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia perplexa Malloch, 1912
Megaselia pilipyga Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia robusta Schmitz, 1928
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia sepulchralis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia simulans Wood, 1912
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia sulphurizona Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia ursina Malloch, 1912
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Myriophora aequaliseta Borgmeier Bo..., 0
Myriophora vancouverensis Hash & Brown, 2015
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Phora carlina Schmitz, 1930Hillside false ohelo
Phora coangustata Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Phora occidentata Malloch, 1912
Plectanocnema nudipes Becker, 1901
Pseudacteon curriei Malloch, 1912
Puliciphora glacialis Malloch, 1912
Spiniphora trispinosa Malloch, 1912
Triphleba forficata Borgmeier, 1963
Triphleba laticosta Borgmeier, 1962
Triphleba lugubris (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Triphleba papillata Wingate, 1906
Triphleba subcompleta Schmitz, 1927
Triphleba trinervis Becker, 1901
Triphlebia laticosta
Veruanus boreotis Borgmeier, 1963

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in British Columbia
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
25
75
Genera
Species

Taxom