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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
2035
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1588
7081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
67
1044
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
139
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
42
81
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
1 Family width 81 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies81SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
42 Genera with 81 Species
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Aenigmatistes Shelford, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Aenigmatopoeus Schmitz, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Alamira Schmitz, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Auxanommatidia Borgmeier, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Brachyselia Schmitz, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Conicera Meigen, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Haulepta Disney, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Hypocera Lioy, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Latiborophaga Brown, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 196533SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Metopinagroup
0SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Paraspiniphora Malloch, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratermitoxenia Beyer, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Phlebothrix Borgmeier, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Plastophora Brues, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Plethysmochaeta Schmitz, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Psyllomyia Loew, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Quasipseudacteon Beyer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Stichillus Enderlein, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Syneura Brues, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Syntermitoxenia Schmitz, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Termitomyia Wasmann, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Termitophilomyia Schmitz, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Termitoxenia Wasmann, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoxena Breddin & Bö..., 19044SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Trucidophora Brown, Franc..., 1991
0SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
81 Species
Aenigmatistes armiger Brues, 1910
Aenigmatistes herero Enderlein, 1912
Aenigmatistes ocelliscaptus Schmitz, 1955
Aenigmatistes suppar Schmitz, 1955
Alamira peckorum Disney & Pet..., 1983
Anevrina macateei Malloch, 1913
Anevrina thoracica Meigen, 1804
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Borophaga rufibasis Beyer, 1959
Brachyselia natalensis Schmitz, 1927
Chonocephalus cummingae Disney, 2005
Conicera similis (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Conicera tibialis Schmitz, 1925
Diplonevra armipes Brues, 1919
Diplonevra brincki Beyer, 1959
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Dohrniphora morio Schmitz, 1927
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Haulepta sheasbyi Disney, 1997
Hypocera mordellaria Fallen, 1823
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia abalienata Beyer, 1965
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia asymmetrica Beyer, 1959
Megaselia capensis Beyer, 1959
Megaselia chrysopyge Beyer, 1965
Megaselia dentata Disney, 1991
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia ficaria Disney, 1991
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia immodesta Beyer, 1965
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia morani Disney, 1982
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia nigricorpus Beyer, 1959
Megaselia parvorata Disney, 1991
Megaselia percaeca Beyer, 1965
Megaselia pictella Beyer, 1965
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia southwoodi Disney, 1982
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia superpilosa Bridarolli, 1951
Megaselia surophila Disney, 1991
Megaselia tama Schmitz, 1926
Megaselia tenericoma Beyer, 1965
Megaselia tinglei Disney, 1991
Megaselia trichopleurophora Beyer, 1960
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Megaselia vorata Disney, 1991
Megaselia xanthopyga Beyer, 1965
Megaselia xanthopyge Beyer, 1965
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Paratermitoxenia coatoni Beyer, 1965
Plastophora equitans Schmitz, 1939
Plastophora stuckenbergi Beyer, 1960
Plethysmochaeta couvreuri Schmitz, 1953
Plethysmochaeta inornata Hibbs & Brown, 1997
Psyllomyia braunsi Schmitz, 1914
Psyllomyia myrmecophila Schmitz, 1951
Puliciphora borinquenensis Wheeler, 1906Hump-backed fly
Puliciphora cloveri Disney, 1989
Puliciphora stuckenbergi Disney, 1988
Quasipseudacteon furvicolor Beyer, 1959
Stichillus necopinatus Beyer, 1960
Syneura luciola Borgmeier, 1925
Syntermitoxenia extra Disney, 1995
Syntermitoxenia pseudonanna Schmitz, 1936
Termitomyia mirabilis Wasmann, 1900
Termitophilomyia braunsi Wasmann, 1900
Termitophilomyia papillacollaris Disney, 1995
Termitoxenia havilandi Wasmann, 1900
Termitoxenia parvicaliculorum Disney, 1996
Thaumatoxena andreini Silvestri, 1906
Thaumatoxena nudistriga Disney, 1992
Thaumatoxena tragardhi Schmitz, 1939
Thaumatoxena wasmanni Breddin & Bo..., 1904
Triphleba lugubris (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Triphleba papillata Wingate, 1906

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
42
81
Genera
Species

Taxom