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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
429
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
316
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
40
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
16
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
1 Family width 15 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
16 Genera with 15 Species
Auxanommatidia Borgmeier, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoptera Lioy, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Microselia Schmitz, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pericyclocera Schmitz, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Plethysmochaeta Schmitz, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Psyllomyia Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptochomyia Silvestri, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchomicropteron Annandale, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Veranophora Disney, 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
15 Species
Auxanommatidia medleri (Disney, 1981)⇒ Veranophora medleri Disney, 1981
Chonocephalus heymonsi Stobbe, 1913
Diplonevra armipes Brues, 1919
Gymnoptera simplex Brues, 1905
Megaselia diptychogastra Schmitz, 1940
Megaselia termitomyca Disney, 1989
Megaselia zariaensis Disney, 1989
Microselia deemingi Disney, 1983
Pericyclocera diptychogastra Schmitz, 1940
Ptochomyia afra Silvestri, 1920
Puliciphora ibadanensis Disney, 2002
Puliciphora nigeriae Disney, 2002
Puliciphora parvulunarum Disney, 2002
Puliciphora russellsmithi Disney, 2002
Veranophora medleri Disney, 1981

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Nigeria
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
16
15
Genera
Species

Taxom