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Phoridae

Description

The Phoridae are a family of small, hump-backed flies resembling fruit flies. Phorid flies can often be identified by their escape habit of running rapidly across a surface rather than taking to the wing. This behaviour is a source of one of their alternate names, scuttle fly. Another vernacular name, coffin fly, refers to Conicera tibialis. About 4,000 species are known in 230 genera. The most well-known species is cosmopolitan Megaselia scalaris. At 0.4 mm in length, the world's smallest fly is the phorid Euryplatea nanaknihali.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9502https://www.gbif.org/species/9502
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)139138https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=139138
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Phoridae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
-CercofilataKukalová-Peck 1987
classInsectaLinnaeus 1758
-Dicondylia
-ParanotaliaSroka et al. 2014
subclassPterygotaBrauer 1885
-NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
-Holometabola
-Aparaglossata
-Mecopterida
superorderAntliophora
orderDipteraLinnaeus 1758
-NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
-Heterodactyla
-EremoneuraGrimaldi and Cumming 1999
suborderCyclorrhapha
superfamilyPlatypezoideaFallen 1815
familyPhoridaeNewman 1835
Common Namescuttle fly
Scientific NamePhoridae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Phoridaefamilybelongs to Brachycerastated without evidenceCarpenter, 1992
Phoridaefamilybelongs to Platypezoideastated with evidenceWiegmann et al., 2011
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)173
Extant Size (PBDB)33 (19%)
First Recorded Appearance129 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)F. M. Carpenter. 1992. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4:1-655
Common Name(s) Humpbacked Flies, Puckelflugor, Bochelvliegen, Scuttle Fly, Pukkelfluer, Pukkelfluger, Scuttle Flies, ノミバエ
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoridae

External Images

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Aenigmatiinae
subfamily
listed (PBDB)0 Ma
Extant
Hypocerinae
subfamily
listed (PBDB)838.0 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Metopininae
subfamily
listed (PBDB)2956.0 Ma
Paleocene
0 Ma
Extant
Phorinae
subfamily
listed (PBDB)556.0 Ma
Paleocene
0 Ma
Extant
Prioriphorinae
subfamily
listed (PBDB)17105 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sciadocerinae
subfamily
listed (PBDB)11129 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Abaristophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
120.4 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Acanthophorides
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Achaetophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Acontistoptera
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adelopteromyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adenophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Aemulophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Aenictacantha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Aenictomyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Aenigmaphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Aenigmatias
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1147.8 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Aenigmatistes
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
166.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Aenigmatopoeus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Agaphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
299.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Alamira
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Allochaeta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Anaclinusa
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Anevrina
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
366.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Anticofimbria
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Aphiura
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Apocephalus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Apodicrania
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Apopteromyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Apterella
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Apterophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Aptinandria
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Arabiphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Archiphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Archisciada
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1129 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
129 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aristocerina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Arrenaptenus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Assmutherium
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Auxanommatidia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Bactropalpus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Beckerina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Billotia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Bolsiusia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Borgmeieriphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Borophaga
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Bothroprosopa
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Brachycephaloptera
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Brachycosta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Brachyphlebina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Brachyselia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Brevrostrophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Burmophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calamiscus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Caledophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cataclinusa
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ceratoconus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ceratophoromyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ceratoplatus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ceratusa
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ceylonoxenia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Chaetaspidia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Chaetocnemistoptera
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Chaetogodavaria
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Chaetopleurophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
237.2 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Cheiloxenia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Chelidophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Chonocephalus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Clinochaeta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Clitelloxenia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Colobomeles
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Colyeria
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Commoptera
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Conicera
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
138.0 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Coniceromyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Contopteryx
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cootiphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Corynusa
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Crasilla
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cremersia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Crinophleba
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cryptophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ctenopleuriphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cyphocephalus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cyphometopis
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cyrtophorina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Dacnophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Dahliphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Danumphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Darwiniphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Diaclinella
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Dichocerina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Dicranodeina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Dicranopteron
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Dinocercus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Diocophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Diplonevra
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1138.0 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Diplostylocera
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Distichophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Dohrnigma
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Dohrniphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1570.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Dorsochaeta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Dundophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Echidnophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ecitomyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ecitophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ecitoptera
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ecituncula
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ectochaeta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Egregiophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Eibesfeldtphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Electrophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
138.0 Ma
Eocene
38.0 Ma
Eocene
Enderleinphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Endonepenthia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Eosciadocera
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
356.0 Ma
Paleocene
38.0 Ma
Eocene
Epacteon
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Epactoselia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Epichonocephalus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Epicnemis
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Eremophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Euliphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1105 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
105 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Eurycnemis
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Euryphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Euryplatea
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Eutermiphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Exochaeta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Franssenia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Fushuniclavicornia
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
156.0 Ma
Paleocene
56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Fushunophoritis
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
156.0 Ma
Paleocene
56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Gemmaphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
185.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Godavaria
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
138.0 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Gymnophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Gymnoptera
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Haplophleba
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Haulepta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Hexacantherophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Hieronymus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Hirotophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Holopterina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Homalophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Horologiphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Huaxiaphoritis
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
156.0 Ma
Paleocene
56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Hylophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Hypocera
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
638.0 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Hypocerides
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Hypoceridites
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
138.0 Ma
Eocene
38.0 Ma
Eocene
Hypogeophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Idiophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Indoxenia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Iridophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Javanoxenia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Jealia
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
138.0 Ma
Eocene
38.0 Ma
Eocene
Johowia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Kerophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Kierania
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Kuenburgia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Laciniomyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Laishania
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Latiborophaga
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Lecanocerus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Lenkoa
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Lepta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Leptilla
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Limulomyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
238.0 Ma
Eocene
38.0 Ma
Eocene
Lobochaeta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Lucianaphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Macrocerides
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Macroselia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Maculiphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Maksika
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
385.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mallochphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mannheimsia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Megaselia
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
2656.0 Ma
Paleocene
0 Ma
Extant
Megasella
genus
listed (PBDB)
Melaloncha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Melittophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Menozziola
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Metopina
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
770.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Metopinagroup
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Miclepta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Microplatyphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Microselia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Minicosta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Misotermes
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mollicauda
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Morahania
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Multinevra
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Myopiomyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Myriophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Myrmosicarius
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neodohrniphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Obscuriphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Odontoxenia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Oligophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Omapanta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pachyneurella
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pallura
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Palpiclavina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Palpocrates
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Paraphiochaeta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Paraphiura
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pararhoptrocera
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
166.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paraspiniphora
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Parasyneura
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Paratermitoxenia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Paurophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pelidnophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Penthaplus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pericyclocera
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pericyclocerina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Perissa
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Perittophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Peromitra
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Phalacrotophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
128.1 Ma
Oligocene
0 Ma
Extant
Pheidolomyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Phlebothrix
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Phora
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
656.0 Ma
Paleocene
0 Ma
Extant
Phymatopterella
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Physoptera
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pilosaphiura
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Placophorina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plalacrotophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plastophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plastophorides
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Platydipteron
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plectanocnema
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plethysmochaeta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pleurophorina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Poloniphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Postoptica
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pradea
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Prioriphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
8105 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Procliniella
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pronudiphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Prophora
genus
listed (PBDB)299.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
99.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudacteon
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pseudaenigmatias
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
138.0 Ma
Eocene
38.0 Ma
Eocene
Pseudohypocera
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pseudotermitoxenia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Psyllomyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ptochomyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Puliciphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
120.4 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Razorfemora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Rhabdomyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Rhopica
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Rhoptrocera
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
156.0 Ma
Paleocene
56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Rhynchomicropteron
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Rhyncophoromyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ridiculiphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ritchiephora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Sciadocera
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Septemineophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Siluphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Sphinctomyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Spiniphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1438.0 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Stenoneurellys
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Stenophorina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Stethopathusa
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Stichillus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Styletta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Synaptophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Synclinusa
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Syneura
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Syneurina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Syntermitoxenia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Syntermophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Tabelliphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Tapantia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Tarsocrates
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Tayrona
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Teratophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Termitomyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Termitophilomyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Termitophorides
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Termitophorina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Termitosagma
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Termitoscrofa
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Termitosphaera
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Termitostroma
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Termitoxenia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Thalloptera
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Thaumatoxena
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Tranopeltoxenos
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Travassophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Trichocerina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Trineura
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Trineurocephala
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Triphleba
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
638.0 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Trispiniphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Tritoconicera
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Trophithauma
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Trophodeinus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Tropophleba
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Trucidophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Tubicera
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Tubiceroides
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ulrichophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
338.0 Ma
Eocene
38.0 Ma
Eocene
Varya
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
185.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Veranophora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Veruanus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Vestigipoda
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Volvectiphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Wandolleckia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Wharia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Woodiphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Woodiphorides
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanionotum
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xenophoromyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xenotriphleba
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
138.0 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Zikania
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Zygtaxphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Zyziphora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
PhorIntGen7 sp. BOLD:ACF7264
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
PhorIntGen67 sp. BOLD:ACR1992
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adalepteromyia parvipennis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Diacophora trichogarter
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Rhynchophoromyia trivittata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Triphlebia ferruginea
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Triphlebia forficata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Triphlebia fumipennis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Triphlebia labida
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Triphlebia laticosta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Triphlebia leptoneura
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Triphlebia melaena
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Triphlebia parvifurca
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1835Phoridae Newman p. 396
1944Eophora Handschin p. 16
1992Phoridae Carpenter
2011Phoridae Wiegmann et al.

References

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Handschin E. (1944) Insekten aus den Phosphoriten des Quercy, Schweizerische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 64 4, 1-23
Wiegmann B. M., Trautwein M. D., et al (2011) Episodic radiations in the fly tree of life, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108, 5690-5695
Systema Dipterorum (2013) http://www.diptera.org/About.php - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526. - via World Register of Marine Species
Gray J.E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152, in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp. . - via World Register of Marine Species
Gärdenfors, U., Hall, R., Hallingbäck, T., Hansson, H.G. & Hedström, L. (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Sabrosky, C.J. (1999) Family-Group Names in Diptera. An annotated catalog. Myia 10: 576 pp. North American Dipterists’ Society, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Papp, L.,Darvas, B.,Disney, R. H. L. (1998) 3.4. Family Phoridae - via The Diptera Site
Vockeroth, J. R.,Peterson, B. V.,Wood, D. M.,Teskey, H. J.,Shewell, G. E.,McAlpine, J. F. (1987.03.31) Chapter 51. Phoridae - via The Diptera Site
Brown, B. V. (2000) Revision of the "Apocephalus miricauda group" of ant-parasitizing flies (Diptera: Phoridae) - via The Diptera Site
Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Borgmeier, T. (1958) Neue Beitraege zur Kenntnis der neotropischen Phoriden (Diptera, Phoridae) - via The Diptera Site
Grootaert, P.; De Bruyn, L.; De Meyer, M. (1991). Catalogue of the Diptera of Belgium. Studiedocumenten van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen. 70: 338pp. - via World Register of Marine Species
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