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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
554
5452
12530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
553
5449
12526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
525
5347
12273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
4526
10429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
762
1783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
63
548
1097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
47
381
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
90
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
7
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pennsylvania
1 Family width 8 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pennsylvania
7 Genera with 8 Species
Aenigmatias Meinert, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1912Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hirotophora1SpeciesTaxom
Hypocera Lioy, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pennsylvania
8 Species
Aenigmatias eurynota Brues, 1914
Apocephalus (Mesophora) coquilletti Malloch, 1912
Diplonevra nitidifrons Brues, 1904
Hirotophora multiseriata Aldrich, 1904
Hypocera ehrmanni Aldrich, 1903
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia juli Brues, 1908
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Pennsylvania
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom