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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Las Alturas Biological Station (Coto Brus, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
248
2070
1896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
248
2070
1896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
2063
1887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1888
1728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
354
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
332
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
30
280
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
74
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
43
48
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Las Alturas Biological Station
1 Family width 48 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies48SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Las Alturas Biological Station
43 Genera with 48 Species
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Acanthophorides Lacordaire, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Adelopteromyia Schmitz, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1997Ant-decapitating Flies12SpeciesTaxom
Borgmeieriphora Pires do Prado, 1976
0SpeciesTaxom
Calamiscus Borgmeier, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Ceratusa Borgmeier, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocnemistoptera Borgmeier, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Cremersia Schmitz, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Dacnophora Borgmeier, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Dahliphora Schmitz, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Ecitophora Schmitz, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Ecitoptera Borgmeier & ..., 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Johowia Silva Figueroa, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Latiborophaga Brown, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Macrocerides Borgmeier, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20068SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 2015Millipede-killing Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Neopleurophora Brown, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Platydipteron Borgmeier & ..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohypocera Malloch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichillus Enderlein, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Styletta Borgmeier, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Syneura Brues, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Thalloptera Borgmeier & ..., 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Travassophora Borgmeier, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Las Alturas Biological Station
48 Species
Apocephalus absentis Brown, 1993
Apocephalus adustus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus altapivorus Brown, 1996
Apocephalus altus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus atavus Brown, 1996
Apocephalus brevicercus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus lizanoi Brown, 1996
Apocephalus longistylus Brown, 1993
Apocephalus nitifrons Brown, 1994
Apocephalus secus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus vibrissicauda Brown, 1997
Calamiscus cryptopalpis Borgmeier, 1960
Calamiscus inflativenis Brown, 1997
Chonocephalus necdepressus Disney, 2008
Coniceromyia stephensoni Peterson, 1982
Coniceromyia truncata Kung & Brown, 2000
Diplonevra setigera Malloch, 1914
Diplonevra truncatiseta Corona & Brown, 2005
Dohrniphora diaspora Brown & Kung, 2007
Dohrniphora ecitophila Borgmeier, 1960
Gymnophora commotria Schmitz, 1929
Johowia parvicornis Borgmeier, 1969
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia aurea Aldrich, 1896
Megaselia sinefurca Borgmeier, 1962
Melaloncha (Melaloncha) pilula Brown, 2005
Melaloncha (Udamochiras) angustifrons Brown, 2004
Melaloncha acoma Brown & Kung, 2006
Melaloncha clavata Schmitz, 1927
Melaloncha hirticula Brown, 2004
Melaloncha immaculata Brown, 2006
Melaloncha nigrifrons Borgmeier, 1971
Melaloncha platypoda Brown, 2006
Myriophora annulata Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora borealis Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora heratyi Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora plana Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora spicaticonus Hash & Brown, 2015
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Phalacrotophora petropolitana Borgmeier, 1925
Phora americana Schmitz & Wirth, 1954Montane false ohelo
Platydipteron balli Brown, 1994
Pseudacteon crawfordi Coquillett, 1907Ant parasite
Pseudohypocera kerteszi Enderlein, 1912
Stichillus adamsi Brues, 1924
Styletta crocea Borgmeier, 1960
Triphleba pachyneurella Schmitz, 1919

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Las Alturas Biological Station
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
43
48
Genera
Species

Taxom