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Checklist for Family Scathophagidae Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Dung flies)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
127
3884
28408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
98
3054
20697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
76
2097
11896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
72
1841
10091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
15
881
4317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
5
148
1558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScathophagidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Dung flies, Dung fly, Dung-Flies, Scats
7
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
7 Genera with 17 Species
Cordilura Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Delina Robineau-Des..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Megaphthalma Becker, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Megaphthalmoides Ringdahl, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Norellia Robineau-Des..., 17942SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 179411SpeciesTaxom
Scatophaga 3maculata Fa..., 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
17 Species
Delina anthrax Schiner, 1864
Megaphthalma pallida Fallen, 1819
Megaphthalmoides unilineatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Norellia (Norellia) spinipes Meigen, 1826
Norellia tipularia Fabricius, 1794
Scathophaga alata Becker, 1914
Scathophaga foetulecta Seguy, 1966
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Scathophaga litorea Fallen, 1819
Scathophaga lutaria Fabricius, 1794
Scathophaga pallipes Szilady, 1926
Scathophaga socia Becker, 1914
Scathophaga soror Wiedemann, 1818
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Scathophaga suilla Fabricius, 1794Golden dung fly
Scathophaga suillia Fabricius, 1794
Scatophaga suilla

Subnodes of Scathophagidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyDelininae
Seguy, 1952
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScathophaginae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Scathophagidae (Robineau-Desvoidy 1830)
Scathophagidae (Robineau-Desvoidy 1830)


Links, sources and further information
Scathophagidae at artfakta.se
Scathophagidae at dyntaxa.se
Scathophagidae at gbif.org
Scathophagidae at irmng.org
Scathophagidae at itis.gov
Scathophagidae at marinespecies.org