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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region West Canada (Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
623
8303
28781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
620
8294
28770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
594
8148
28351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
405
6866
24763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
110
1527
5960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
82
1083
4166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
59
816
3159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
6
134
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
2
32
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Canada
2 Families width 121 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies120SpeciesTaxom
Ironomyiidae McAlpine & M..., 1966Ironic flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Canada
32 Genera with 121 Species
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Aenigmatias Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1993Ant-decapitating Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Beckerina Lehmanni End..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Burmophora Beyer, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplatus Schellenberg, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopleurophora Schmitz, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Conicera Meigen, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Cretonomyia Mcalpine, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19875SpeciesTaxom
Kerophora Brown, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Maksika Mostovski, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 192653SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Metopinagroup
0SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 2015Millipede-killing Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 19168SpeciesTaxom
Plectanocnema Schmitz, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Prioriphora McAlpine & M..., 19904SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1912Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Spiniphora Malloch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 190110SpeciesTaxom
Triphlebia1SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Trucidophora Brown, Franc..., 1991
0SpeciesTaxom
Veruanus Schmitz, 19631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Canada
121 Species
Anevrina macateei Malloch, 1913
Anevrina setigera Loew, 1874
Anevrina spinipes Coquillett, 1895
Anevrina thoracica Meigen, 1804
Anevrina variabilis Brues, 1908
Apocephalus (Mesophora) borealis Brues, 1924Zombie flies
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Apocephalus brunnipes Brown, 1993
Apocephalus horridus Borgmeier, 1963
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus unitarsus Brown, 1993
Beckerina luteola Malloch, 1919
Borophaga clavata Loew, 1866
Borophaga subsultans Linnaeus, 1766
Borophaga verticalis Borgmeier, 1962
Ceroplatus terminalis Coquillett, 1905
Chaetopleurophora atra Borgmeier, 1962
Chaetopleurophora erythronota Strobl, 1892
Chaetopleurophora rubricornis Borgmeier, 1962
Conicera dauci Meigen, 1830
Conicera similis (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Conicera tibialis Schmitz, 1925
Cretonomyia pristina J. F. McAlpine, 1973
Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora marshalli Brown, 1987
Gymnophora subarcuata Schmitz, 1952
Gymnophora talea Brown, 1987
Kerophora brunnea Brown, 1988
Kerophora ferruginea Brown, 1988
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Maksika intermedia B. V. Brown, 1990
Megaselia (Megaselia) flava Fallen, 1823
Megaselia (Megaselia) picta Lehmann, 1822
Megaselia agarici Lintner, 1895
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia allopyga Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia arcticae Disney, 2004
Megaselia arizonensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia atomella Malloch, 1912
Megaselia brevicostalis Wood, 1910
Megaselia brianbrowni Disney, 1994
Megaselia brokawi Disney, 1994
Megaselia capillicauda Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia chaetoneura Malloch, 1912
Megaselia citrinella Buck & Disney, 2001
Megaselia coccyx Schmitz & Beyer, 1965
Megaselia conglomerata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia decora Robinson, 1978Beautiful vetch
Megaselia diversa Wood, 1909
Megaselia dubitata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia eccoptomera Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Megaselia erecta Wood, 1910
Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia fungivora (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia frameata Schmitz, 1927
Megaselia groenlandica Lundbeck, 1901
Megaselia hapalogaster Borgmeier, 1971
Megaselia hirtiventris Wood, 1909
Megaselia humeralis Zetterstedt, 1838
Megaselia lamellicauda Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia lanata Robinson, 1981Common vetch
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia lucifrons Schmitz, 1918
Megaselia lutea Meigen, 1830
Megaselia monticola Malloch, 1912
Megaselia nigra Meigen, 1830Mushroom fly
Megaselia nigriceps Loew, 1866
Megaselia perdita Malloch, 1912
Megaselia perplexa Malloch, 1912
Megaselia pilipyga Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia pulicaria Fallen, 1823
Megaselia robusta Schmitz, 1928
Megaselia ruficornis Meigen, 1830
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia sepulchralis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia simulans Wood, 1912
Megaselia sordida (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Megaselia woodi Lundbeck, 1922
Megaselia spinigera Wood, 1908
Megaselia subpalpalis Lundbeck, 1920
Megaselia sulphurizona Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia tristis Borgmeier, 1963
Megaselia ursina Malloch, 1912
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melaloncha diastata Brown, 2006
Myriophora aequaliseta Borgmeier Bo..., 0
Myriophora juli Brues, 1908
Myriophora vancouverensis Hash & Brown, 2015
Phalacrotophora epeirae Brues, 1902
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Phora atra (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Phora carlina Schmitz, 1930Hillside false ohelo
Phora coangustata Schmitz, 1927Variableleaf false ohelo
Phora occidentata Malloch, 1912
Phora praepandens Schmitz, 1927
Phora stictica Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Phora tripliciseta Schmitz & Wirth, 1954Montane false ohelo
Phora viridinota Brues, 1916
Plectanocnema nudipes Becker, 1901
Prioriphora canadambra J. F. McAlpine, 1966
Prioriphora intermedia Brown & Pike, 1990
Prioriphora longicostalis B. V. Brown, 1990
Prioriphora setifemoralis B. V. Brown, 1990
Pseudacteon curriei Malloch, 1912
Puliciphora glacialis Malloch, 1912
Spiniphora trispinosa Malloch, 1912
Triphleba aequalis Schmitz, 1919
Triphleba aqualis
Triphleba forficata Borgmeier, 1963
Triphleba labida Borgmeier, 1962
Triphleba laticosta Borgmeier, 1962
Triphleba lugubris (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Triphleba papillata Wingate, 1906
Triphleba pachyneura Loew, 1866
Triphleba palposa (Zetterstedt, 1848)⇒ Triphleba flexipalpis Schmitz, 1927
Triphleba subcompleta Schmitz, 1927
Triphleba trinervis Becker, 1901
Triphlebia laticosta
Veruanus boreotis Borgmeier, 1963

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in West Canada
FamilyIronomyiidae
McAlpine & Martin, 1966
Ironic flies, ironic fly
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
31
120
Genera
Species

Taxom