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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
4508
10911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
912
2398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
70
629
1598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
52
462
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
58
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
11
86
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Macaronesia
1 Family width 86 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies86SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Macaronesia
11 Genera with 86 Species
Abaristophora Schmitz, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Conicera Meigen, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 199166SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 20035SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
86 Species
Abaristophora (Antipodiphora) domicamberae Disney, 1997
Chonocephalus bentacaisei Santos Abreu, 1921
Conicera dauci Meigen, 1830
Conicera sobria (Schmitz, 1936)⇒ Conicera tibialis Schmitz, 1925
Conicera tibialis Schmitz, 1925
Coniceromyia epicantha Borgmeier, 1923
Coniceromyia neofusca Ament & Amorim, 2016
Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Dohrniphora cornuta Bigot, 1857Hump-backed fly
Dohrniphora poinari R. H. L. Disney, 1987
Megaselia (Megaselia) amberae R. H. L. Disney, 1987
Megaselia (Megaselia) bernsteinae R. H. L. Disney, 1987
Megaselia (Megaselia) dominicana R. H. L. Disney, 1987
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia abdita Schmitz, 1959Burn nose
Megaselia abditus Schmitz, 1959
Megaselia aequilateralis Schmitz, 1936
Megaselia angusta Wood, 1909
Megaselia angustiata Schmitz, 1936
Megaselia angustina (Schmitz, 1936)⇒ Megaselia angusta Wood, 1909
Megaselia apozona Schmitz, 1936
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia arcuatilinea Beyer, 1959
Megaselia ardua Schmitz, 1940
Megaselia ashmolei Disney, 1990
Megaselia baezi Disney, 1990
Megaselia basispinata Lundbeck, 1920Bog white violet
Megaselia bistruncata Schmitz, 1936
Megaselia brevior Schmitz, 1924
Megaselia brunnipennis Santos Abreu, 1921
Megaselia canariensis Santos Abreu, 1921
Megaselia canaryae Disney, 1990
Megaselia comosa Santos Abreu, 1921
Megaselia consimilis (Lundbeck, 1920)⇒ Megaselia superciliata Wood, 1910
Megaselia curtispinosa Disney, 1991
Megaselia flaviventris Santos Abreu, 1921
Megaselia fratercula Santos Abreu, 1921
Megaselia fulviobscura Santos Abreu, 1921
Megaselia fulvipalpis Santos Abreu, 1921
Megaselia giraudii (Egger, 1862)⇒ Megaselia plurispinulosa Zetterstedt, 1860
Megaselia griseipennis Santos Abreu, 1921
Megaselia halterata Wood, 1910Mushroom fly
Megaselia harteni Disney, 1991
Megaselia incostans Santos Abreu, 1921
Megaselia jorgensis Disney, 1991
Megaselia lata Wood, 1910
Megaselia leptofemur Disney, 2007
Megaselia lindbergi Beyer, 1959
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia luctuosa Santos Abreu, 1921
Megaselia madeiraensis Disney, 2007
Megaselia marina Schmitz, 1937
Megaselia meconicera Speiser, 1925
Megaselia miguelensis Disney, 2007
Megaselia miniseta Disney, 1991
Megaselia nectama Disney, 1991
Megaselia nemorensis Santos Abreu, 1921
Megaselia nigra Meigen, 1830Mushroom fly
Megaselia nigrifemorata Santos Abreu, 1921
Megaselia nigritula Santos Abreu, 1921
Megaselia orgaoa Disney, 1991
Megaselia parumlevata (Schmitz, 1936)⇒ Megaselia halterata Wood, 1910
Megaselia patula Schmitz, 1936
Megaselia pernigra Santos Abreu, 1921
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pulcherrima Santos Abreu, 1921
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia ruficornis Meigen, 1830
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia stenoterga Disney, 1988
Megaselia subpleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia superciliata Wood, 1910
Megaselia tiagoensis Disney, 1991
Megaselia umbrata Schmitz, 1936
Megaselia valida Santos Abreu, 1921
Megaselia verdensis Disney, 1991
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Metopina heselhausi Schmitz, 1914
Metopina tanjae Disney & Pre..., 2003
Phora cilicrus Schmitz, 1920
Puliciphora borinquenensis Wheeler, 1906Hump-backed fly
Puliciphora koghiensis Disney, 2003
Puliciphora puerilis Becker, 1908
Puliciphora rontaleri R. H. L. Disney, 1996
Puliciphora viklundi Disney, 2003

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Macaronesia
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
11
86
Genera
Species

Taxom