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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Canyon (Contra Costa County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
134
352
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
134
352
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
126
340
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
301
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
82
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
22
61
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
16
47
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
14
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
6
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canyon (Contra Costa County)
1 Family width 4 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canyon (Contra Costa County)
6 Genera with 4 Species
Aenigmatias Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canyon (Contra Costa County)
4 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Canyon (Contra Costa County)
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
6
4
Genera
Species

Taxom