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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Bristol (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1415
2364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1414
2363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
241
1382
2320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
1218
2126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
313
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
286
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
244
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
34
194
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
24
85
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
6
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bristol
6 Genera with 8 Species
Copromyza Fallen, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Crumomyia Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Limosina Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bristol
8 Species
Copromyza equina Fallen, 1820Dung fly
Copromyza nigrina Gimmerthal, 1847
Copromyza nitida Meigen, 1830
Crumomyia fimetaria Meigen, 1830
Limosina silvatica Meigen, 1830
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Opacifrons coxata Stenhammar, 1855
Rachispoda subpiligera Malloch, 1914

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Bristol
SubfamilyCopromyzinae
Stenhammar, 1854
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
3
3
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