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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Northern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
375
2750
5100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
373
2748
5099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
353
2679
4966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
2271
4372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
575
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
59
416
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
45
337
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
63
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
17
37
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Alberta
1 Family width 37 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies37SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Alberta
17 Genera with 37 Species
Aenigmatias Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1993Ant-decapitating Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192618SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Metopinagroup
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Trucidophora Brown, Franc..., 1991
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Alberta
37 Species
Anevrina macateei Malloch, 1913
Anevrina thoracica Meigen, 1804
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus unitarsus Brown, 1993
Borophaga clavata Loew, 1866
Borophaga subsultans Linnaeus, 1766
Borophaga verticalis Borgmeier, 1962
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora marshalli Brown, 1987
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia conglomerata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia hirtiventris Wood, 1909
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia robusta Schmitz, 1928
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia tristis Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902
Triphleba subcompleta Schmitz, 1927

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Northern Alberta
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
17
37
Genera
Species

Taxom