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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
496
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
354
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
39
254
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
36
229
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
24
134
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
5 Genera with 6 Species
Anommonia Schmitz, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Ceroptera Macquart, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dudaia Hedicke, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometopina Hedicke, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Safaria Richards, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
6 Species
Anommonia appendicigera Schmitz, 1917
Anommonia schwabi Schmitz, 1917
Ceroptera crispa Duda, 1925
Dudaia tumida Curran, 1931
Gymnometopina apta Curran, 1931
Safaria kistneri Richards, 1968

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
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