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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
109
1478
5678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
82
1122
4289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
60
770
2406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
135
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
32
104
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for California
1 Family width 104 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies104SpeciesTaxom


Genera for California
32 Genera with 104 Species
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Abaristophora Schmitz, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Aenigmatias Meinert, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Aphiochaeta Brues, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1925Ant-decapitating Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Auxanommatidia Borgmeier, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 17662SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopleurophora Schmitz, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Conicera Meigen, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Cremersia Schmitz, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Hypocera Lioy, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hypocerides Schmitz, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 201650SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Menozziola Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Microselia Schmitz, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 2015Millipede-killing Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Neodohrniphora Malloch, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Pericyclocera Schmitz, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 18308SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1912Fire Ant Decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Spiniphora Malloch, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Veruanus Schmitz, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Xanionotum Brues, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
104 Species
Abaristophora diversipennis Borgmeier, 1962
Aenigmatias curvinervis Borgmeier, 1962
Aenigmatias fuscipennis Borgmeier, 1963
Aenigmatias nigricornis Borgmeier, 1963
Aenigmatias schwarzii Coquillett, 1903
Anevrina setigera Loew, 1874
Anevrina sulcatifemur (Borgmeier, 1962)⇒ Anevrina variabilis Brues, 1908
Anevrina variabilis Brues, 1908
Aphiochaeta infumata Malloch, 1912
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus aquilonius Brown, 2002
Apocephalus gemellus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus gimellus
Apocephalus horridus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus platypalpis Borgmeier, 1925
Auxanommatidia californica Borgmeier, 1963
Borophaga okellyi (Schmitz, 1937)⇒ Borophaga subsultans Linnaeus, 1766
Borophaga subsultans Linnaeus, 1766
Chaetopleurophora atra Borgmeier, 1962
Conicera aldrichii Brues, 1903
Conicera dauci Meigen, 1830
Conicera similis (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Conicera tibialis Schmitz, 1925
Diplonevra setigera Malloch, 1914
Dohrniphora cornuta Bigot, 1857Hump-backed fly
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora talea Brown, 1987
Hypocera ehrmanni Aldrich, 1903
Hypocerides nearcticus Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia amplicornis Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia atrox Borgmeier, 1968
Megaselia barberi Malloch, 1912
Megaselia californiensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia camilla Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia cavifemur Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia chaetocera Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia ciancii Hartop, Brow..., 2015
Megaselia conspicualis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia curticosta Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia friedrichae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia gonzalezorum Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia hapalogaster Borgmeier, 1971
Megaselia hispida Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia ilca Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia infumata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia joanneae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia largifrontalis Schmitz, 1939
Megaselia losangelensis Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia nigra Meigen, 1830Mushroom fly
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia oxboroughae Hartop, Brow..., 2015
Megaselia phyllissunae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia pleurota Disney, 1994
Megaselia polyporicola Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia pongsaiae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia procera Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia pseudomera Disney, 2006
Megaselia pusilla Meigen, 1830
Megaselia pygmaeoides Lundbeck, 1921
Megaselia rotunda Robinson, 1981Common vetch
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia scutellaris Wood, 1909
Megaselia seticauda Malloch, 1914
Megaselia shatesae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia simiola Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia simunorum Brown, Wong ..., 2019
Megaselia sordida (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Megaselia sphinx Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia stoakesi Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia studentorum Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia sulphurizona Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia tecticauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia tristis Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia voluntariorum Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Megaselia wiegmanae Hartop, Brow..., 2015
Megaselia wongae Hartop, Brow..., 2016
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
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 coangustata Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Phora cristipes Schmitz & Wirth, 1954Montane false ohelo
Phora holosericea Schmitz, 1920Hawai'i false ohelo
Phora occidentata Malloch, 1912
Phora paramericana Brown, 2000
Phora stictica Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Pseudacteon californiensis Disney, 1982
Pseudacteon spatulatus Malloch, 1912
Puliciphora kistneri Disney, 1998
Puliciphora sylvatica Brues, 1909San Miguel milkvetch
Spiniphora bergenstammii Mik, 1864
Triphleba forficata Borgmeier, 1963
Triphleba fumipennis Borgmeier, 1963
Triphleba labida Borgmeier, 1962
Trophodeinus arizonensis Borgmeier, 1963
Veruanus boreotis Borgmeier, 1963

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in California
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
32
104
Genera
Species

Taxom