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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
5004
13441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
738
2120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
585
1262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
45
431
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
61
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
24
29
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Venezuela
1 Family width 29 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies29SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Venezuela
24 Genera with 29 Species
#ACDGLMPST
Abaristophora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Acanthophorides Lacordaire, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Adelopteromyia Schmitz, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 2002Ant-decapitating Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Apodicrania Borgmeier, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocnemistoptera Borgmeier, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Cremersia Schmitz, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 20075SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Latiborophaga Brown, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrocerides Borgmeier, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 2015Millipede-killing Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopterella Brues, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stichillus Enderlein, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Tubicera Schmitz, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
29 Species
Acanthophorides divergens Borgmeier, 1926
Acanthophorides incomptus Schmitz, 1927
Apocephalus catholicus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus pluteus Brown, 2002
Apocephalus reburrus Brown, 2002
Apodicrania molinai Borgmeier, 1941
Chonocephalus macuiensis Disney, 2008
Chonocephalus townesi Disney, 2008
Coniceromyia caesariata Kung & Brown, 2000
Coniceromyia costaricana Borgmeier, 1950
Dohrniphora anteroventralis Borgmeier, 1960
Dohrniphora ecitophila Borgmeier, 1960
Dohrniphora gigantea Enderlein, 1924
Dohrniphora membranea Brown & Kung, 2007
Dohrniphora townesi Brown & Kung, 2007
Gymnophora spiracularis Borgmeier, 1971
Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris Loew, 1866Coffin fly
Megaselia bella Brues, 1905
Megaselia brunnipes Malloch, 1912
Melaloncha nigricorpus Borgmeier, 1934
Melaloncha stylata Schiner, 1868
Myriophora discalis Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora fuscidorsum Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora gobaleti Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora infirmata Hash & Brown, 2015
Myriophora nigra Hash & Brown, 2015
Puliciphora melanis Schmitz, 1951
Stichillus parvicornis Schmitz, 1927
Triphleba pachyneurella Schmitz, 1919

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Venezuela
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
24
29
Genera
Species

Taxom