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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe

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Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaHexapodaInsectaDiptera

Family Phoridae
Curtis, 1833 · Humpbacked Flies

Species in this portal
12
Ecological class
6 troglophiles, 4 trogloxenes and 2 accidentals
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
9 states and provinces
Counties
43

Genera

  • Anevrina 1 in portal
  • Conicera 1 in portal
  • Dohrniphora 1 in portal
  • Gymnophora 1 in portal
  • Megaselia 5 in portal
  • Puliciphora 2 in portal
  • Spiniphora 1 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Anevrina olympiae (Aldrich, 1904) Trogloxene GNR IA
Conicera similis Haliday, 1833 Trogloxene AL
Dohrniphora perplexa (Brues, 1904) Trogloxene GNR AL
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952 Trogloxene GNR
Megaselia breviterga (Lundbeck, 1919) Troglophile GA
Megaselia cavernicola (Brues, 1906) Troglophile GNR AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, KY, TN
Megaselia nigriceps (Loew, 1866) Troglophile GNR IN
Megaselia rufipes (Meigen, 1804) Hump-Backed Fly Troglophile GNR IN, KY, NM
Megaselia spelunciphila Reeves & Disney, 1999 Troglophile GA
Puliciphora suavis Borgmeier, 1963 Accidental AL
Puliciphora virginiensis Malloch, 1912 Troglophile GA
Spiniphora slossonae (Malloch, 1912) Accidental GNR AL

Cave Biology Data Portal

Species accounts, distributions, and conservation status for the subterranean fauna of North America and around the globe, with resources for the cave and karst research community.

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