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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
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
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
38
251
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
22
52
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
22
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
22 Genera with 52 Species
#ABCILMNOPRST
Aptilotus Mik, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Borborillus Duda, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Crumomyia Macquart, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Minilimosina Rohacek, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Nearcticorpus Marshall & R..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Opalimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Phthitia Enderlein, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocollinella Duda, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Pullimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Rudolfina Rohá& 269;ek, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 198513SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocera Latreille, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Telomerina Roháček, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Terrilimosina Roháček, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Thoracochaeta Duda, 19824SpeciesTaxom
Trachyopella Duda, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
52 Species
Aptilotus parvipennis Spuler, 1924
Borborillus sordida Zetterstedt, 1847
Coproica acutangula Zetterstedt, 1847Small dung fly
Coproica ferruginata Stenhammar, 1855Fly
Coproica urbana Richards, 1960
Copromyza equina Fallen, 1820Dung fly
Crumomyia pilosa Norrbom & Kim, 1985Howell's saxifrage
Crumomyia pruinosa Richards, 1932
Ischiolepta pusilla Fallen, 1820
Ischiolepta scabra Spuler, 1924
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Minilimosina (Minilimosina) baculum Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Minilimosina (Minilimosina) fungicola Haliday, 1836
Minilimosina (Svarciella) vitripennis Zetterstedt, 1847
Nearcticorpus canadense Rohacek & Ma..., 1982
Opacifrons convexa Spuler, 1924
Opacifrons coxata Stenhammar, 1855
Opacifrons pellucida Spuler, 1924
Opalimosina (Opalimosina) mirabilis Collin, 1902Small dung fly
Phthitia luteocercus Marshall, 1992
Phthitia luteofrons Marshall, 1992
Phthitia nigrifacies Marshall, 1992
Pseudocollinella charlottensis Marshall, 1993
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) heteroneura Haliday, 1836Small dung fly
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) pullula Zetterstedt, 1847
Pullimosina longicosta Spuler, 1925
Pullimosina woodi Marshall, 1986
Rachispoda atra Adams, 1903
Rachispoda pectinata Wheeler, 1995
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 abundans Spuler, 1925
Spelobia frustrilabris Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Spelobia maculipennis Spuler, 1925
Spelobia nigrifrons Spuler, 1925
Spelobia ordinaria Spuler, 1925
Spelobia ovata Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Spelobia semioculata Richards, 1964
Spelobia tuberculosa Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Spelobia tufta Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Sphaerocera tuberculosa Kim, 1968
Telomerina flavipes Meigen, 1830
Terrilimosina schmitzi Duda, 1918
Thoracochaeta arnaudi Richards, 1963
Thoracochaeta johnsoni Spuler, 1925
Thoracochaeta seticosta Spuler, 1925
Thoracochaeta teskeyi Marshall, 1982
Trachyopella (Trachyopella) lineafrons Spuler, 1925

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in British Columbia
SubfamilyCopromyzinae
Stenhammar, 1854
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
16
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
2
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