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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
888
4611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
63
693
3028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
48
511
2196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
79
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
24
88
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
1 Family width 88 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies88SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
24 Genera with 88 Species
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Apocephalus Coquillett, 2000Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 192812SpeciesTaxom
Conicera Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Dahliphora Schmitz, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 191510SpeciesTaxom
Epichonocephalus Schmitz, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Eutermiphora Lea, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoptera Lioy, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Hypocerides Schmitz, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 196625SpeciesTaxom
Metopina Macquart, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Plastophora Brues, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Plastophorides Beyer, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1966Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Rhopica Schmitz, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Stichillus Enderlein, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Stillichus Enderlein, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 198910SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphorides Beyer, 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
88 Species
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Chonocephalus aduncus Schmitz, 1928
Chonocephalus dahli Schmitz, 1928
Chonocephalus dorsalis (Wandolleck, 1898)⇒ Chonocephalus heymonsi Stobbe, 1913
Chonocephalus elongatus Schmitz, 1950
Chonocephalus heymonsi Stobbe, 1913
Chonocephalus major Schmitz, 1928
Chonocephalus palposus Schmitz, 1928
Chonocephalus primus Schmitz, 1928
Chonocephalus quartus Schmitz, 1928
Chonocephalus secundus Schmitz, 1928
Chonocephalus simplex Schmitz, 1928
Chonocephalus tertius Schmitz, 1928
Conicera procericornis Schmitz, 1927
Dahliphora sigmoides Schmitz, 1923
Diplonevra bilineata Borgmeier, 1916
Diplonevra dohrniphoroidea Assmuth, 1919
Diplonevra ismayi Disney, 1990
Diplonevra novaeguineae Beyer, 1966
Dohrniphora andersoni Disney, 1990
Dohrniphora awarensis Disney, 1990
Dohrniphora dohrni Dahl, 1898
Dohrniphora eilogoensis Disney, 1990
Dohrniphora grootaerti Disney, 1990
Dohrniphora ismayi Disney, 1990
Dohrniphora palpalis Borgmeier, 1961
Dohrniphora papuana Brues, 1905
Dohrniphora polyspinosa Disney, 1990
Dohrniphora vorax Schmitz, 1915
Epichonocephalus transversalis Schmitz, 1928
Eutermiphora tropicola Disney & Roisin, 2000
Gymnoptera simplex Brues, 1905
Hypocerides difformis Brues, 1905
Megaselia (Megaselia) flava Fallen, 1823
Megaselia argiopephaga Disney, 1982
Megaselia beirne Brues, 1905
Megaselia cilipes (Brues, 1907)⇒ Megaselia errata Wood, 1912
Megaselia cornigera Beyer, 1966
Megaselia criniloba Beyer, 1966
Megaselia deceptrix Beyer, 1966
Megaselia errata Wood, 1912
Megaselia excisa Beyer, 1966
Megaselia fumipennis (Brues, 1907)⇒ Megaselia surdifrons Wood, 1909
Megaselia furcellans Beyer, 1966
Megaselia heterochaeta Beyer, 1966
Megaselia hirtitarsalis Beyer, 1966
Megaselia manca Brues, 1907
Megaselia minutissima Brues, 1905
Megaselia obscuricauda Beyer, 1966
Megaselia patellata Beyer, 1966
Megaselia planifrons Brues, 1905
Megaselia politifrons Brues, 1936
Megaselia rustica Brues, 1905
Megaselia setella Beyer, 1966
Megaselia sextohirta Beyer, 1966
Megaselia surdifrons Wood, 1909
Megaselia tetrachaeta Beyer, 1966
Megaselia venalis Beyer, 1966
Metopina andersoni Disney, 2003
Metopina grootaerti Disney, 2003
Metopina nephaloptera Beyer, 1966
Metopina papuana Disney, 2003
Metopina ventralis Schmitz, 1927Hump-backed fly
Phalacrotophora (Omapanta) fimbriiterga Beyer, 1966
Phalacrotophora (Omapanta) gigantea Beyer, 1966
Phalacrotophora (Omapanta) vernicea Beyer, 1966
Phalacrotophora (Phalacrotophora) perlonga Beyer, 1966
Plastophora cornigera Beyer, 1966
Pseudacteon criniferum Beyer, 1966
Puliciphora lucifera Dahl, 1897Hump-backed fly
Puliciphora pulex Dahl, 1898
Rhopica cecidocera Disney, 2002
Rhopica cornigera Schmitz, 1927
Rhopica hirashimai Goto, 1985
Rhopica papuana Disney, 2002
Stichillus deceptor Beyer, 1966
Stillichus deceptor Beyer, 1966
Woodiphora afurca Disney, 1989
Woodiphora andersoni Disney, 1989
Woodiphora biroi Brues, 1907
Woodiphora distans Borgmeier, 1961
Woodiphora grootaerti Disney, 1989
Woodiphora papuana Disney, 1989
Woodiphora parvula Schmitz, 1927
Woodiphora rogutensis Disney, 1989
Woodiphora salomonis Beyer, 1966
Woodiphora trigona Disney, 1989
Woodiphorides fimbriata Beyer, 1961

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
24
88
Genera
Species

Taxom