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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
3514
6584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3513
6582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3451
6458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
2759
5315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
407
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
298
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
36
245
449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
31
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
20
28
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Trinidad and Tobago
1 Family width 28 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies28SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
20 Genera with 28 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1958Ant-decapitating Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Apodicrania Borgmeier, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Cataclinusa Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Cremersia Schmitz, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 19757SpeciesTaxom
Ecituncula Schmitz, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Macrocerides Borgmeier, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19955SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Neodohrniphora Malloch, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohypocera Malloch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
28 Species
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus codonus Corona & Brown, 2004
Apocephalus funditus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus infraspinosus Borgmeier, 1961
Apocephalus lobicauda Brown, 2000
Apocephalus paraponerae Borgmeier, 1958
Chonocephalus aripoensis Disney, 1995
Coniceromyia costaricana Borgmeier, 1950
Cremersia crassispina Borgmeier, 1928
Dohrniphora anteroventralis Borgmeier, 1960
Dohrniphora caverna Disney, 1995
Dohrniphora myersi Brues, 1932
Dohrniphora paraguayana Brues, 1907
Dohrniphora perpendicularis Kung & Brown, 2005
Dohrniphora procera Borgmeier, 1960
Dohrniphora simplex Borgmeier & ..., 1975
Ecituncula berghoffae Disney & Ber..., 2005
Ecituncula tarsalis Borgmeier, 1925
Gymnophora spiracularis Borgmeier, 1971
Macrocerides trinitatis Borgmeier, 1969
Megaselia alloterga Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia darlingtonae Disney, 1995
Megaselia exsertacosta Disney, 1995
Megaselia nidanurae Disney, 1995
Megaselia tamanae Disney, 1995
Neodohrniphora attae Disney, 1996
Pseudohypocera kerteszi Enderlein, 1912
Puliciphora melanis Schmitz, 1951

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
20
28
Genera
Species

Taxom