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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Metro Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
279
1102
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
279
1102
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
269
1082
1275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
889
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
231
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
148
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
29
113
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
19
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
6
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Metro Vancouver
1 Family width 7 Species
Phoridae (Curtis, 1833)Coffin Flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Metro Vancouver
6 Genera with 7 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1924Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Metro Vancouver
7 Species
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Triphleba lugubris (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Triphleba papillata Wingate, 1906

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Metro Vancouver
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom