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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
195
728
833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
727
832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
188
714
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
136
582
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
120
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
31
84
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
61
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
14
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
6
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cowichan Valley
1 Family width 5 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cowichan Valley
6 Genera with 5 Species
Borophaga Enderlein, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Metopinagroup
0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cowichan Valley
5 Species
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia sulphurizona Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Cowichan Valley
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom