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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
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Plastophora Brues, 1905
is a synonym of Genus Megaselia Rondani, 1856
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		3816
189502
2439455		Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		3399
186457
2415487		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		1891
142849
2048615		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies		412
22844
306890		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies		178
15959
203753		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
126
11579
137184		Families
Genera
Species

Section
 		Aschiza
Becher, 1882
10
1328
25512		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
2
444
6646		Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids		435
6609		Genera
Species
GenusPlastophora
Brues, 1905
55Species
Subnodes of Plastophora Brues, 1905
SpeciesPlastophora aculeipes Collin, 1912
SpeciesPlastophora aequaliseta Borgmeier, 1963  ⇒ Megaselia aequaliseta
SpeciesPlastophora afra Beyer, 1959
SpeciesPlastophora antiguensis Malloch, 1912  ⇒ Pseudacteon antiguensis
SpeciesPlastophora aristica Schmitz, 1920
SpeciesPlastophora bakeri Brues, 1936
SpeciesPlastophora balearica Colyer, 1969
SpeciesPlastophora beirne Brues, 1905
SpeciesPlastophora bilobata Borgmeier, 1967
SpeciesPlastophora brasiliensis Enderlein, 1912
SpeciesPlastophora brevicornis Schmitz, 1938
SpeciesPlastophora colyeri Beyer, 1966  ⇒ Megaselia colyeri
SpeciesPlastophora conferta Borgmeier, 1967
SpeciesPlastophora congolensis Beyer, 1965
SpeciesPlastophora conicicauda Beyer, 1965
SpeciesPlastophora cornigera Beyer, 1966
SpeciesPlastophora cultrata Brues, 1936
SpeciesPlastophora curriei Malloch, 1912  ⇒ Pseudacteon curriei
SpeciesPlastophora divergens Borgmeier, 1961
SpeciesPlastophora dubitata Brues, 1936
SpeciesPlastophora equitans Schmitz, 1939
SpeciesPlastophora fennicola Beyer, 1958
SpeciesPlastophora furcilla Schmitz, 1956
SpeciesPlastophora glandulifera Borgmeier, 1967
SpeciesPlastophora gracilis Borgmeier, 1961
SpeciesPlastophora hyalina Borgmeier, 1970
SpeciesPlastophora inflaticosta Borgmeier, 1970
SpeciesPlastophora javensis Brues, 1915  ⇒ Pseudacteon javensis
SpeciesPlastophora juli Brues, 1908  ⇒ Megaselia juli
SpeciesPlastophora longa Borgmeier, 1970
SpeciesPlastophora lucigaster Borgmeier, 1961
SpeciesPlastophora luteizona Borgmeier, 1925
SpeciesPlastophora nudipleura Beyer, 1958
SpeciesPlastophora obscuricauda Beyer, 1966
SpeciesPlastophora opilionidis Borgmeier, 1931
SpeciesPlastophora pallidicornis Colyer, 1966
SpeciesPlastophora persecutrix Schmitz, 1932
SpeciesPlastophora pictorufa Colyer, 1957  ⇒ Megaselia pictorufa
SpeciesPlastophora postobscura Beyer, 1958
SpeciesPlastophora romphaea Schmitz, 1947
SpeciesPlastophora sicaria Colyer, 1962  ⇒ Megaselia sicaria
SpeciesPlastophora sinuosa Borgmeier, 1961
SpeciesPlastophora socia Beyer, 1965
SpeciesPlastophora solenopsidis Schmitz, 1914  ⇒ Pseudacteon solenopsidis
SpeciesPlastophora spatulata Malloch, 1912
SpeciesPlastophora spatulatus Malloch, 1912  ⇒ Pseudacteon spatulatus
SpeciesPlastophora stuckenbergi Beyer, 1960
SpeciesPlastophora subconvexa Borgmeier, 1963  ⇒ Megaselia chainensis
SpeciesPlastophora tarsalis Borgmeier, 1970
SpeciesPlastophora tokyoensis Beyer, 1966
SpeciesPlastophora tristis Borgmeier, 1963  ⇒ Megaselia tristis
SpeciesPlastophora tubulata Brues, 1936
SpeciesPlastophora usticolor Borgmeier, 1961
SpeciesPlastophora vicinella Beyer, 1965
SpeciesPlastophora wasmanni Schmitz, 1914  ⇒ Pseudacteon wasmanni


Distribution of Plastophora Brues, 1905
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of the Congo, Republic South Africa, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Somaliland, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Togo, Transnistria, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Vatican City, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe


Links, sources and further information
Plastophora at gbif.org
Plastophora at irmng.org