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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region La Selva Biological Station (Cordillera Volcanica Central, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
244
2546
4105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
243
2545
4105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
231
2505
4047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
177
2220
3782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
267
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
35
217
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
26
156
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
67
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
43
134
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for La Selva Biological Station
1 Family width 134 Species
Phoridae (Curtis, 1833)Coffin Flies134SpeciesTaxom


Genera for La Selva Biological Station
43 Genera with 134 Species
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Acanthophorides Lacordaire, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1925Ant-decapitating Flies61SpeciesTaxom
Apodicrania Borgmeier, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Apterella Borgmeier, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Apterophora Brues, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Borgmeieriphora Pires do Prado, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Calamiscus Borgmeier, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocnemistoptera Borgmeier, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Cootiphora Brown, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Cremersia Schmitz, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Dacnophora Borgmeier, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 200718SpeciesTaxom
Ecitophora Schmitz, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Ecituncula Schmitz, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Latiborophaga Brown, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrocerides Borgmeier, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19194SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 200619SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 2015Millipede-killing Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Myrmomyia Silvestri, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosicarius Borgmeier, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Neodohrniphora Malloch, 20015SpeciesTaxom
Neopleurophora Brown, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1991Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohypocera Malloch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Stichillus Enderlein, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Styletta Borgmeier, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Syneura Brues, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Thalloptera Borgmeier & ..., 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Zikania Salazar & Co..., 2001
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Selva Biological Station
134 Species
Apocephalus aequalis Brown, 2002
Apocephalus albiapex Brown, 2002
Apocephalus angusticauda Brown, 1997
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus apivorus Brown, 1996
Apocephalus arachnes Brown, 2002
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus barbarus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus brevitergum Brown, 2002
Apocephalus bulbosus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus cardiacus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus catholicus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus clarilocus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus clavicauda Brown, 1997
Apocephalus comosus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus completus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus conecitonis Brown, 2000
Apocephalus crassilatus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus ctenicoxa Brown, 2002
Apocephalus cuneatus Borgmeier, 1958
Apocephalus cyathus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus decurvus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus denotatus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus dichromatus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus epicautus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus facettalis Borgmeier, 1961
Apocephalus feeneri Disney, 1982
Apocephalus flexiseta Brown, 2002
Apocephalus hispidus Borgmeier, 1958
Apocephalus inaffectus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus indeptus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus inpalpabilis Brown, 2000
Apocephalus laselvaensis Brown, 1997
Apocephalus latiapex Brown, 2002
Apocephalus lativentris Brown, 1997
Apocephalus lobicauda Brown, 2000
Apocephalus lunatus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus lyratus Borgmeier, 1971
Apocephalus medius Brown, 2002
Apocephalus oblongus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus orbiculus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus pachycondylae Brown, 2000
Apocephalus parallelus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus paraponerae Borgmeier, 1958
Apocephalus persecutor Borgmeier, 1961
Apocephalus petiolus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus praedator Borgmeier, 1971
Apocephalus radiatus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus ritualis Brown, 1997
Apocephalus scaurus Corona & Brown, 2004
Apocephalus securis Brown, 1997
Apocephalus singulus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus sinuosus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus spinilatus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus spinosus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus striativentris Brown, 2000
Apocephalus superatus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus tenuitarsus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus vannus Brown, 1997
Apocephalus vibrissicauda Brown, 1997
Apocephalus vicinus Borgmeier, 1925
Apodicrania termitophila Borgmeier, 1923
Apterella molliventris Borgmeier, 1935
Borgmeieriphora multisetosa Brown, 1993
Calamiscus cryptopalpis Borgmeier, 1960
Cootiphora angustata Brown, 1993
Diocophora appretiata Schmitz, 1923
Diocophora longichaeta Disney, 2007
Diocophora praedasicara Disney, 2007
Dohrniphora anteroventralis Borgmeier, 1960
Dohrniphora buscki Malloch, 1912
Dohrniphora circumflexa Borgmeier, 1960
Dohrniphora cognata Borgmeier, 1960
Dohrniphora conlanorum Kung & Brown, 2005
Dohrniphora dispar Enderlein, 1912
Dohrniphora divaricata Aldrich, 1896
Dohrniphora ecitophila Borgmeier, 1960
Dohrniphora fuscicoxa Borgmeier, 1923
Dohrniphora knabi Malloch, 1912
Dohrniphora minerva Borgmeier, 1961
Dohrniphora oricilla Kung & Brown, 2005
Dohrniphora pallidens Borgmeier & ..., 1975
Dohrniphora paraguayana Brues, 1907
Dohrniphora procera Borgmeier, 1960
Dohrniphora sinepigra Brown & Kung, 2007
Dohrniphora sulcatula Borgmeier, 1960
Dohrniphora utriensis Brown & Kung, 2007
Ecitophora comes Schmitz, 1914
Ecitophora pilosula Borgmeier, 1960
Ecitophora varians Borgmeier, 1960
Ecituncula aptera Schmitz, 1923
Ecituncula tarsalis Borgmeier, 1925
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia aurea Aldrich, 1896
Megaselia bella Brues, 1905
Megaselia virilis Schmitz, 1919
Melaloncha (Melaloncha) atlantica Brown, 2005
Melaloncha (Melaloncha) obscurella Borgmeier, 1934
Melaloncha (Udamochiras) rostrata Brown, 2004
Melaloncha (Udamochiras) vargasi Brown, 2004
Melaloncha acoma Brown & Kung, 2006
Melaloncha adusta Brown & Kung, 2006
Melaloncha annicae Kung, 2008
Melaloncha crassa Brown, 2004
Melaloncha crinita Brown, 2006
Melaloncha debilis Brown, 2006
Melaloncha digitalis Borgmeier, 1959
Melaloncha gomezi Brown, 2006
Melaloncha laselvae Brown, 2006
Melaloncha maculata Borgmeier, 1934
Melaloncha piliapex Borgmeier, 1938
Melaloncha punctifrons Borgmeier, 1934
Melaloncha striatula Borgmeier, 1934
Melaloncha stylata Schiner, 1868
Melaloncha trita Brown, 2006
Myriophora borealis Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora communis Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora kungae Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora longisetarum Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora reminatis Hash & Brown, 2015
Neodohrniphora attae Disney, 1996
Neodohrniphora calverti Malloch, 1914
Neodohrniphora curvinervis Malloch, 1914
Neodohrniphora inferna Brown, 2001
Neodohrniphora isomorpha Brown, 2001
Phalacrotophora punctiapex Borgmeier, 1961
Physoptera pictiventris Borgmeier, 1958
Pseudacteon browni Disney, 1991
Pseudohypocera kerteszi Enderlein, 1912
Rhyncophoromyia maculineura Borgmeier, 1959
Rhyncophoromyia trivittata Malloch, 1923
Styletta crocea Borgmeier, 1960
Triphleba pachyneurella Schmitz, 1919
Trophithauma portentum Schmitz, 1925

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in La Selva Biological Station
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
43
134
Genera
Species

Taxom