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Checklist of Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
for Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
921
1762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
921
1762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
916
1755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
679
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
204
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
27
116
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
21
91
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
6
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Samoa
1 Family width 16 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Samoa
6 Genera with 16 Species
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19677SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 19352SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
16 Species
Chonocephalus bispinosus Borgmeier, 1967
Chonocephalus dimidiatus Borgmeier, 1967
Chonocephalus dorsalis (Wandolleck, 1898)⇒ Chonocephalus heymonsi Stobbe, 1913
Chonocephalus palposus Schmitz, 1928
Diplonevra instabilis Malloch, 1935
Dohrniphora instabilis Malloch, 1935
Megaselia aneura Malloch, 1935
Megaselia atridorsata Malloch, 1935
Megaselia basiseta Malloch, 1935
Megaselia fortinervis Schmitz, 1926
Megaselia nesiotica Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia safuneae Malloch, 1935
Megaselia samoana Borgmeier, 1967
Puliciphora lucifera Dahl, 1897Hump-backed fly
Woodiphora biroi Brues, 1907
Woodiphora perturbans Malloch, 1935

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Samoa
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom