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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
438
11533
47057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
1962
8404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1526
6538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
67
1018
3317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
63
880
2816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
15
393
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
5
94
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScathophagidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Dung flies, Dung fly, Dung-Flies, Scats
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
6 Genera with 9 Species
Cordilura Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Delina Robineau-Des..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Megaphthalma Becker, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Megaphthalmoides Ringdahl, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17945SpeciesTaxom
Scatophaga 3maculata Fa..., 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
9 Species
Delina anthrax Schiner, 1864
Megaphthalma pallida Fallen, 1819
Megaphthalmoides unilineatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
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 Republic South Africa
SubfamilyDelininae
Seguy, 1952
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScathophaginae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
4
7
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