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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
793
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
617
1451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
449
1039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
57
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
8
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
1 Family width 19 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
8 Genera with 19 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 2000Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceylonoxenia Schmitz, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Clitelloxenia Kemner, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19808SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchomicropteron Annandale, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Spiniphora Malloch, 19551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
19 Species
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Ceylonoxenia bugnioni Wasmann, 1913
Ceylonoxenia butteli Wasmann, 1913
Clitelloxenia clitellaria Schmitz, 1915
Clitelloxenia paradeniyae Wasmann, 1913
Diplonevra assmuthi Schmitz, 1915
Diplonevra ater Brunetti, 1912
Diplonevra cinctiventris Senior-White, 1922
Megaselia achatinae Senior-White, 1924
Megaselia argiopephaga Disney, 1982
Megaselia bowlesi Disney, 1980
Megaselia deningi Disney, 1981
Megaselia hepworthae Disney, 1980
Megaselia pseudoscalaris Senior-White, 1924
Megaselia reynoldsi Disney, 1980
Megaselia robinsoni Disney, 1980
Puliciphora trisclerita Senior-White, 1924
Rhynchomicropteron puliciforme Annandale, 1912
Spiniphora conspicua Colyer, 1955

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
8
19
Genera
Species

Taxom