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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
357
2134
3367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
356
2132
3365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
337
2081
3277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
1782
2903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
235
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
187
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
24
135
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
42
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
10
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Contra Costa County
1 Family width 9 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Contra Costa County
10 Genera with 9 Species
Aenigmatias Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Contra Costa County
9 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Diplonevra setigera Malloch, 1914
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia scutellaris Wood, 1909
Megaselia sulphurizona Borgmeier, 1966
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Phora acerosa Goto, 2006

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Contra Costa County
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
10
9
Genera
Species

Taxom