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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
728
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
159
658
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
298
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
56
262
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
42
189
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
37
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pietermaritzburg
1 Family width 4 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pietermaritzburg
3 Genera with 4 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 2000Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pietermaritzburg
4 Species
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Megaselia superpilosa Bridarolli, 1951
Megaselia trichopleurophora Beyer, 1960
Puliciphora borinquenensis Wheeler, 1906Hump-backed fly

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Pietermaritzburg
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom