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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
109
1478
5678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
82
1122
4289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
60
770
2406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
56
635
2012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
42
311
1080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
2
24
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
22
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
22 Genera with 42 Species
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Aptilotus Mik, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Borborillus Duda, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Crumomyia Macquart, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Gonioneura Rondani, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Limosina Macquart, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Minilimosina Rohacek, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Nearcticorpus Marshall & R..., 19822SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Phthitia Enderlein, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocollinella Duda, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pullimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 19956SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 19859SpeciesTaxom
Telomerina Roháček, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Terrilimosina Roháček, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Thoracochaeta Duda, 19825SpeciesTaxom
Trachyopella Duda, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Xenolimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 19851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
42 Species
Aptilotus concavus Spuler, 1925
Aptilotus cruciatus Marshall, 1983Broadleaf caper
Aptilotus politus Williston, 1893
Borborillus sordida Zetterstedt, 1847
Coproica cacti Richards, 1960
Copromyza stercoraria Meigen, 1830
Crumomyia maculipennis Spuler, 1925
Gonioneura exserta Marshall, 1982Small dung fly
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Limosina aldrichi Williston, 1893
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Minilimosina parva Malloch, 1913
Nearcticorpus canadense Rohacek & Ma..., 1982
Nearcticorpus pecki Marshall & R..., 1982Prostrate lotus
Opacifrons coxata Stenhammar, 1855
Pseudocollinella caelobata Spuler, 1924
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) heteroneura Haliday, 1836Small dung fly
Pullimosina longicosta Spuler, 1925
Rachispoda arnaudi Wheeler, 1995
Rachispoda falcicula Wheeler, 1995
Rachispoda fuscipennis Haliday, 1833Circular-seamed fly
Rachispoda pectinata Wheeler, 1995
Rachispoda richardsi Sabrosky, 1949
Rachispoda spatulata Wheeler, 1995
Spelobia (Eulimosina) ochripes Meigen, 1830
Spelobia (Spelobia) clunipes Meigen, 1830
Spelobia abundans Spuler, 1925
Spelobia depilicercus Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Spelobia maculipennis Spuler, 1925
Spelobia nigrifrons Spuler, 1925
Spelobia occidentalis Adams, 1904
Spelobia ovata Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Spelobia tuberculosa Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Telomerina flavipes Meigen, 1830
Telomerina lanceola Rohacek, 1990
Thoracochaeta arnaudi Richards, 1963
Thoracochaeta cubita Marshall & N..., 1985Hybrid crack willow
Thoracochaeta johnsoni Spuler, 1925
Thoracochaeta seticosta Spuler, 1925
Thoracochaeta teskeyi Marshall, 1982
Trachyopella (Trachyopella) coprina Duda, 1918
Xenolimosina sicula Marshall, 1985

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
17
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
1
1
Genus
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