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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
1111
3790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
816
2447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
594
1639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
93
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
26
68
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean islands
1 Family width 68 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies68SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
26 Genera with 68 Species
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Anevrina Lioy, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Aphiochaeta Brues, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 2002Ant-decapitating Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Apodicrania Borgmeier, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 195813SpeciesTaxom
Cremersia Schmitz, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Distichophora Schmitz, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Euryphora Schmitz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoptera Lioy, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Hypocerides Schmitz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 200636SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Neodohrniphora Malloch, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Plastophora Brues, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Plethysmochaeta Schmitz, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 19274SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
68 Species
Anevrina thoracica Meigen, 1804
Aphiochaeta inflata Meunier, 1910
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus comosus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus cyathus Brown, 2002
Borophaga clavata Loew, 1866
Chonocephalus cautus Disney, 2005
Chonocephalus cummingae Disney, 2005
Chonocephalus depressus Meijere, 1912
Chonocephalus dimakae Paulian, 1958
Chonocephalus dominicanus Borgmeier, 1967
Chonocephalus heymonsi Stobbe, 1913
Chonocephalus hibisci Paulian, 1958
Chonocephalus justini Disney, 2005
Chonocephalus madagascariensis Paulian, 1958
Chonocephalus modestus Disney, 2005
Chonocephalus pudicus Disney, 2005
Chonocephalus steineri Disney, 2005
Chonocephalus vadoni (Paulian, 1958)⇒ Chonocephalus heymonsi Stobbe, 1913
Dohrniphora confusa Disney, 2003
Dohrniphora cornuta Bigot, 1857Hump-backed fly
Dohrniphora oricilla Kung & Brown, 2005
Euryphora madagascarensis Schmitz, 1915
Gymnoptera simplex Brues, 1905
Hypocerides pterostigma Schmitz, 1915
Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) indistincta Meunier, 1910
Megaselia (Megaselia) flava Fallen, 1823
Megaselia (Megaselia) inflata F. Meunier, 1910
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia aldabrae Disney, 2007
Megaselia birdensis Disney, 2006
Megaselia brevis Collin, 1912
Megaselia camariana Coquerel, 1848
Megaselia comorosensis Disney, 2005
Megaselia consueta Collin, 1912
Megaselia dennerti Disney & Beyer, 2005
Megaselia dilatimana Disney, 2006
Megaselia egena Collin, 1912
Megaselia extans Collin, 1912
Megaselia falloconsueta Disney, 2006
Megaselia falsoluta Disney, 2006
Megaselia frontata Collin, 1912
Megaselia furculae Disney, 2006
Megaselia fuscamplicosta Disney, 2006
Megaselia gerlachi Disney, 2005
Megaselia innocens Collin, 1912
Megaselia invenusta Collin, 1912
Megaselia keiseri Beyer, 1965
Megaselia latinervis Collin, 1912
Megaselia media Collin, 1912
Megaselia mera Collin, 1912
Megaselia planipes Collin, 1912
Megaselia pseudomera Disney, 2006
Megaselia seychellesensis Disney, 2006
Megaselia silhouettensis Disney, 2005
Megaselia soluta Collin, 1912
Megaselia spreta Collin, 1912
Megaselia tulearensis Disney, 2005
Megaselia vannusetarum Disney, 2006
Megaselia viduata Collin, 1912
Megaselia vitiomera Disney, 2006
Phora labiosa F. Meunier, 1910
Plastophora aculeipes Collin, 1912
Puliciphora opuntiae Paulian, 1950
Woodiphora collini Disney, 2005
Woodiphora kotrbae Disney, 2005
Woodiphora limbata Brues, 1905
Woodiphora parvula Schmitz, 1927

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
26
68
Genera
Species

Taxom