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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Nebraska (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
3032
5688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3029
5684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
2972
5562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
2395
4512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
72
442
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
58
335
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
42
229
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
52
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
10
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nebraska
1 Family width 14 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nebraska
10 Genera with 14 Species
Aenigmatias Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1912Ant-decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19268SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Metopinagroup
0SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nebraska
14 Species
Anevrina macateei Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus (Mesophora) coquilletti Malloch, 1912
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia hirtiventris Wood, 1909
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Puliciphora suavis Borgmeier, 1963

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Nebraska
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
10
14
Genera
Species

Taxom