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Checklist for Subfamily Scathophaginae Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1183
3493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
849
2453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
53
647
1856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
49
541
1472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
11
290
838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Muscoidea
Latreille, 1802
5
97
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScathophagidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Dung flies, Dung fly, Dung-Flies, Scats
15
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScathophaginae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
14
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
14 Genera with 22 Species
Acerocnema Becker, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Bucephalina Malloch, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Chaetosa Coquillett, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Cordilura Fallen, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Cosmetopus Becker, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Megaphthalma Becker, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Megaphthalmoides Ringdahl, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Microprosopa Becker, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Okeniella Hendel, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthacheta Becker, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Parallelomma Becker, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Pogonota Zetterstedt, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17947SpeciesTaxom
Trichopalpus Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
22 Species
Acerocnema macrocera Meigen, 1826
Bucephalina amans Cresson, 1918
Chaetosa punctipes Meigen, 1826
Cordilura (Cordilura) atrata Zetterstedt, 1846Nuttall's desert-trumpets
Cordilura (Cordilurina) fuscipes Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Cordilura confusa Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Cordilura criddlei Curran, 1929
Cordilura fasciventris Curran, 1927
Cosmetopus longus Walker, 1849
Megaphthalma americana (Malloch, 1924)⇒ Megaphthalma pallida Fallen, 1819
Megaphthalma pallida Fallen, 1819
Megaphthalmoides unilineatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Microprosopa haemorrhoidalis Meigen, 1826
Orthacheta hirtipes Johnson, 1927Brittle sandwort
Parallelomma vittata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Parallelomma vittatum Meigen, 1826
Scathophaga aldrichi Malloch, 1920
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Scathophaga monticola Malloch, 1924
Scathophaga orcasae Malloch, 1935
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Scathophaga suilla Fabricius, 1794Golden dung fly
Scathophaga suillia Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Scathophaginae with occurrences in British Columbia
TribeAmaurosomini
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCleigastrini
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCordilurini
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHydromyzini
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMicroprosopini
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScathophagini
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scathophaginae at itis.gov
Scathophaginae at marinespecies.org