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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Edmonton Metropolitan Region (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
3734
7821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
3732
7819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
3653
7647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
287
3186
6914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
755
1561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
541
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
434
973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
86
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
21
50
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
1 Family width 50 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies50SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
21 Genera with 50 Species
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Aenigmatias Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1993Ant-decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Beckerina Lehmanni End..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopleurophora Schmitz, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Conicera Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192623SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Metopinagroup
0SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 19545SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 18665SpeciesTaxom
Trucidophora Brown, Franc..., 1991
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
50 Species
Anevrina macateei Malloch, 1913
Anevrina thoracica Meigen, 1804
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus unitarsus Brown, 1993
Beckerina luteola Malloch, 1919
Borophaga subsultans Linnaeus, 1766
Borophaga verticalis Borgmeier, 1962
Chaetopleurophora erythronota Strobl, 1892
Conicera dauci Meigen, 1830
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia brianbrowni Disney, 1994
Megaselia brokawi Disney, 1994
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia coccyx Schmitz & Beyer, 1965
Megaselia conglomerata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia hirtiventris Wood, 1909
Megaselia humeralis Zetterstedt, 1838
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia simulans Wood, 1912
Megaselia sordida (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902
Phora carlina Schmitz, 1930Hillside false ohelo
Phora coangustata Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Phora praepandens Schmitz, 1927
Phora stictica Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Phora tripliciseta Schmitz & Wirth, 1954Montane false ohelo
Triphleba aequalis Schmitz, 1919
Triphleba labida Borgmeier, 1962
Triphleba laticosta Borgmeier, 1962
Triphleba lugubris (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Triphleba papillata Wingate, 1906
Triphleba pachyneura Loew, 1866

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Edmonton Metropolitan Region
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
21
50
Genera
Species

Taxom