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Taxonomy of Family Scatopsidae Newman, 1834
Dung midges, Hyperoscelidid gnats, Minute black scavenger flies, minute black scavenger fly, Scavenger flies


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
101
5519
102901
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Psychodomorpha
Chevrolat, 1880
19
471
7272
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Scatopsoidea
Newman, 1834
7
81
772
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyScatopsidae
Newman, 1834
Dung midges, Hyperoscelidid gnats, Scavenger flies
65
721
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Scatopsidae Newman, 1834
SubfamilyApistinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyAspistinae
Rondani, 1840
2
21
Genera
Species
SubfamilyEctaetiinae
Enderlein, 1936
1
16
Genus
Species
SubfamilyPsectrosciarinae
Cook, 1963
2
88
Genera
Species
SubfamilyScatopsinae
Newman, 1834
25
529
Genera
Species
GenusAbrhexosa
Freeman, 1990
6Species
GenusAfroscatopse
Szadziewski, Bojarski, Sontag & Szwedo, 2022
1Species
GenusAldrovandiella
Enderlein, 1912
  ⇒ Thripomorpha
10Species
GenusArthenia
Bigot, 1857
  ⇒ Arthria
0Species
GenusAspites
Blanchard, 1845
  ⇒ Aspistes
0Species
GenusAustroclemina
Cook, 1971
0Species
GenusAztecatopse
Haenni & Huerta, 2014
6Species
GenusBorneoscatopse
Freeman, 1990
1Species
GenusColobostemus
0Species
GenusCookella
Freeman, 1985
2Species
GenusCulobostema
Enderlein, 1926
0Species
GenusHoloclema
Amorim & Haenni, 1997
1Species
GenusHoploscatopse
Haenni & Å evcík, 2022
1Species
GenusLumpuria
Edwards, 1928
5Species
GenusMasatierra
Enderlein, 1940
1Species
GenusMesoscatopse
Kovalev, 1985
1Species
GenusNeorhyncha
1Species
GenusOctaseps
1Species
GenusOrthanapausis
Enderlein, 1936
0Species
GenusParaectaetia
Nel & Prokop, 2004
1Species
GenusProcolobostema
Cook, 1971
6Species
GenusProtoscatopse
Rohdendorf, 1946
1Species
GenusPsacotes
3Species
GenusRhaeboza
Enderlein, 1936
0Species
GenusRhexosa
4Species
GenusScathops
Meigen, 1803
  ⇒ Scatopse
0Species
GenusScathopse
Geoffroy&, 1762
  ⇒ Scatopse
4Species
GenusScathopsus
Latreille, 1796
  ⇒ Scatopse
0Species
GenusScatops
Meigen, 1804
  ⇒ Scatopse
3Species
GenusScatopsini
1Species
GenusSinoscatopse
Hong, 2002
1Species
GenusSyagriotermes
Engel & al., 2011
1Species
GenusSycopteron
Bolton, 1917
2Species
GenusTripomorpha
Enderlein, 1905
  ⇒ Thripomorpha
0Species
GenusVilloscatopse
Cook, 1978
3Species

Synonyms
Corynoscelididae (Moure & Schlindwein, 2002)
Hyperoscelidae (Ramirez, 2005)
Hyperoscelididae (Dressler, 1985)
Hyperoscelidinae (Bembé, 2007)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Scatopsidae
GermanDungmücken
EnglishDung midges, Hyperoscelidid gnats, Minute black scavenger flies, Minute black scavenger fly, Scavenger flies
DutchMestmuggen
DanishGødningsmyg
SwedishDyngmyggor
FinnishLantasääsket
NorwegianGjødselmygg


Distribution and Species lists of Scatopsidae Newman, 1834
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Angola
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
6 Genera  8 Species
Australia
17 Genera  76 Species
Austria
4 Genera  7 Species
Belgium
4 Genera  4 Species
Belize
3 Genera  3 Species
Botswana
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
4 Genera  4 Species
Burundi
1 Genus  3 Species
Canada
12 Genera  22 Species
Cape Verde
3 Genera  2 Species
Chile
9 Genera  12 Species
China
8 Genera  9 Species
Costa Rica
11 Genera  11 Species
Croatia
2 Genera  2 Species
Czech Republic
16 Genera  47 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 Genera  2 Species
Denmark
14 Genera  26 Species
Dominican Republic
3 Genera  1 Species
Ecuador
2 Genera  1 Species
Egypt
1 Genus  1 Species
El Salvador
1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
1 Genus  1 Species
Fiji
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
17 Genera  42 Species
France
12 Genera  25 Species
Georgia
1 Genus  1 Species
Germany
12 Genera  33 Species
Ghana
4 Genera  4 Species
Greece
5 Genera  6 Species
Guyana
1 Genus  1 Species
Hungary
6 Genera  6 Species
Iceland
3 Genera  2 Species
India
4 Genera  4 Species
Indonesia
5 Genera  12 Species
Iran
2 Genera  2 Species
Ireland
3 Genera  4 Species
Italy
11 Genera  17 Species
Jamaica
2 Genera  2 Species
Japan
5 Genera  6 Species
Kazakhstan
4 Genera  4 Species
Kenya
3 Genera  6 Species
Latvia
2 Genera  2 Species
Lesotho
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
1 Genus  0 Species
Lithuania
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
2 Genera  2 Species
Malaysia
6 Genera  10 Species
Malta
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
14 Genera  41 Species
Micronesia
3 Genera  3 Species
Mongolia
1 Genus  1 Species
Namibia
1 Genus  1 Species
Nepal
4 Genera  12 Species
Netherlands
16 Genera  36 Species
New Zealand
4 Genera  5 Species
Norway
23 Genera  129 Species
Pakistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Palau
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
9 Genera  10 Species
Papua New Guinea
2 Genera  2 Species
Peru
1 Genus  1 Species
Philippines
4 Genera  4 Species
Poland
4 Genera  7 Species
Portugal
3 Genera  4 Species
Republic South Africa
9 Genera  18 Species
Romania
1 Genus  1 Species
Russia
10 Genera  23 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2 Genera  2 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Genus  1 Species
Seychelles
4 Genera  6 Species
Slovakia
2 Genera  2 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Solomon Islands
2 Genera  2 Species
Spain
5 Genera  5 Species
Sri Lanka
5 Genera  8 Species
Sudan
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
18 Genera  50 Species
Switzerland
9 Genera  16 Species
Taiwan
3 Genera  3 Species
Tajikistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Tanzania
3 Genera  8 Species
Thailand
2 Genera  2 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  1 Species
Tunisia
3 Genera  4 Species
Turkmenistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Uganda
2 Genera  2 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
20 Genera  61 Species
USA
20 Genera  86 Species
Venezuela
1 Genus  1 Species
Yemen
1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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