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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
362
5005
14908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
1157
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
835
2522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
57
634
1970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
51
526
1572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
39
265
780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
2
26
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
24
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
24 Genera with 58 Species
#ABCGILMNOPRST
Apteromyia Vimmer, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Aptilotus Mik, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Borborillus Duda, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 18335SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Crumomyia Macquart, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Gonioneura Rondani, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Limosina Macquart, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Minilimosina Rohacek, 19855SpeciesTaxom
Nearcticorpus Marshall & R..., 19822SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Opalimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Phthitia Enderlein, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocollinella Duda, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Pteremis Rondani, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Pullimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Rudolfina Rohá& 269;ek, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 198510SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocera Latreille, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Terrilimosina Roháček, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Trachyopella Duda, 19541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
58 Species
Apteromyia claviventris Strobl, 1909Fly
Apteromyia newtoni Marshall & R..., 1982Autumn willow
Aptilotus nigriscapus Marshall, 1983
Aptilotus parvipennis Spuler, 1924
Aptilotus spatulatus Marshall, 1983Broadleaf caper
Borborillus fumipennis Stenhammar, 1854
Borborillus sordida Zetterstedt, 1847
Coproica acutangula Zetterstedt, 1847Small dung fly
Coproica ferruginata Stenhammar, 1855Fly
Coproica hirticula Collin, 1956
Coproica urbana Richards, 1960
Coproica vagans Haliday, 1833Lesser dung fly
Copromyza neglecta Malloch, 1913
Crumomyia annulus Walker, 1849
Crumomyia pilosa Norrbom & Kim, 1985Howell's saxifrage
Crumomyia pruinosa Richards, 1932
Crumomyia setitibialis Spuler, 1925
Gonioneura spinipennis Haliday, 1836
Ischiolepta crenata Meigen, 1838
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Ischiolepta intermedia Hann & Kim, 1990
Ischiolepta pusilla Fallen, 1820
Ischiolepta scabra Spuler, 1924
Limosina moesta (Villeneuve, 1918)⇒ Pullimosina moesta Villeneuve, 1918
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Minilimosina (Minilimosina) fungicola Haliday, 1836
Minilimosina (Svarciella) vitripennis Zetterstedt, 1847
Minilimosina intercepta Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Minilimosina parva Malloch, 1913
Minilimosina zeda Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Nearcticorpus canadense Rohacek & Ma..., 1982
Nearcticorpus pecki Marshall & R..., 1982Prostrate lotus
Opacifrons convexa Spuler, 1924
Opalimosina (Opalimosina) mirabilis Collin, 1902Small dung fly
Phthitia lineasterna Marshall, 1992
Phthitia ovicercus Marshall, 1992
Phthitia quadricercus Marshall, 1992
Pseudocollinella arctopellucida Marshall, 1993
Pteremis wirthi Marshall, 1984Linguam
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) pullula Zetterstedt, 1847
Pullimosina hirsutiphallus Marshall, 1986
Rachispoda atra Adams, 1903
Rachispoda subpiligera Malloch, 1914
Rachispoda vespertina Wheeler, 1995
Rudolfina digitata Marshall, 1991
Spelobia (Bifronsina) bifrons (Stenhammar, 1854)⇒ Bifronsina bifrons Stenhammar, 1855
Spelobia (Eulimosina) ochripes Meigen, 1830
Spelobia (Spelobia) clunipes Meigen, 1830
Spelobia (Spelobia) luteilabris Camillo Rónd..., 1880
Spelobia bumamma Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Spelobia frustrilabris Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Spelobia maculipennis Spuler, 1925
Spelobia nigrifrons Spuler, 1925
Spelobia semioculata Richards, 1964
Spelobia tufta Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Sphaerocera curvipes Latreille, 1805Bigelow's crossosoma
Terrilimosina schmitzi Duda, 1918
Trachyopella (Trachyopella) bovilla Collin, 1954

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Alberta
SubfamilyCopromyzinae
Stenhammar, 1854
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
18
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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