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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
4022
7977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
406
4020
7976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
392
3956
7800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3229
6440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
292
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
233
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
29
117
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
22
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Mexico
1 Family width 7 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Mexico
5 Genera with 7 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1963Ant-decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Neodohrniphora Malloch, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907Fire Ant Decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Mexico
7 Species
Apocephalus glabriventris Brown, 2000
Apocephalus palposus Borgmeier, 1963
Melaloncha (Udamochiras) paxilla Brown, 2004
Neodohrniphora mexicanae Disney, 1996
Pseudacteon bifidus Brown & Morr..., 1999
Pseudacteon crawfordi Coquillett, 1907Ant parasite
Puliciphora melanis Schmitz, 1951

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in West Mexico
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom