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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Halifax (Halifax County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
128
355
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
128
355
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
127
354
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
326
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
64
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
22
53
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
16
45
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Halifax (Halifax County Virginia)
1 Family width 5 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Halifax (Halifax County Virginia)
4 Genera with 5 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Halifax (Halifax County Virginia)
5 Species
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Halifax (Halifax County Virginia)
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom