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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1536
5192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
1215
3605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
55
912
2494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
51
781
2016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
38
390
1147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
29
71
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
29
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
29 Genera with 71 Species
#BCDEILMOPRSTX
Bromeloecia Spuler, 20189SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Dahlimosina Rohacek, 1982
0SpeciesTaxom
Druciatus Marshall, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Elachisoma Rondani, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Lepidosina Marshall & Buck, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Limosina Macquart, 18968SpeciesTaxom
Mesosphaerocera Kim, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Minilimosina Rohacek, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Opalimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paralimosina Papp, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Parasphaerocera Spuler, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Phthitia Enderlein, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Poecilosomella Duda, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pterogramma Spuler, 19657SpeciesTaxom
Pullimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 19956SpeciesTaxom
Robustagramma Marshall & Cui, 20055SpeciesTaxom
Rudolfina Rohá& 269;ek, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Sclerocoelus Marshall, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocera Latreille, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Spinilimosina Rohacek, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Telomerina Roháček, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Thoracochaeta Duda, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Trachyopella Duda, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Xenolimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
71 Species
Bromeloecia abundantia Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia aculatus Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia brachium Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia coniclunis Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia ephippium Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia robustora Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia triunguia Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia undulata Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia wolverinei Yau & Marshall, 2018
Coproica hirticula Collin, 1956
Coproica vagans Haliday, 1833Lesser dung fly
Druciatus nigritarsus Marshall, 1995
Druciatus ovisternus Marshall, 1995
Elachisoma aterrima Haliday, 1833
Elachisoma bajzae Papp, 1983
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Ischiolepta pusilla Fallen, 1820
Ischiolepta scabricula Haliday, 1836
Lepidosina angusticercus Marshall & Buck, 2007
Lepidosina cubensis Marshall & Buck, 2007
Lepidosina gibba Spuler, 1925
Limosina alloneura Richards, 1952
Limosina czernyi (Duda, 1918)⇒ Opalimosina czernyi Duda, 1918
Limosina lugubrina (Malloch, 1913)⇒ Thoracochaeta lugubrina Zetterstedt, 1847
Limosina niocipennis
Limosina niveipennis Malloch, 1913
Limosina palmata (Richards, 1927)⇒ Spelobia palmata Richards, 1927
Limosina perparva (Williston, 1896)⇒ Pterogramma perparva Williston, 1896
Limosina pumila Williston, 1896
Minilimosina (Minilimosina) fungicola Haliday, 1836
Minilimosina (Minilimosina) parvula Stenhammar, 1854
Minilimosina niveipennis Malloch, 1914
Minilimosina rotundipennis Malloch, 1913
Opacifrons coxata Stenhammar, 1855
Opacifrons jorlii (Carles-Tolra, 1990)⇒ Pseudocollinella jorlii Carles-Tolra, 1990
Opalimosina (Pappiella) liliputana Rondani, 1880
Paralimosina fucata Rondani, 1880
Phthitia (Kimosina) plumosula Rondani, 1880
Phthitia antillensis Marshall, 1992
Poecilosomella angulata Thomson, 1869
Pterogramma adustum Smith & Mars..., 2004
Pterogramma flaviceps Smith & Mars..., 2004
Pterogramma lobosternum Smith & Mars..., 2004
Pterogramma palliceps Johnson, 1915
Pterogramma perparva Williston, 1896
Pterogramma sublugubrina Malloch, 1912
Pterogramma sylvicola Richards, 1965
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) heteroneura Haliday, 1836Small dung fly
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) zayensis Marshall, 1986
Rachispoda amarilla Wheeler, 1995
Rachispoda chisholmae Wheeler, 1995
Rachispoda geneiates Wheeler, 1995
Rachispoda luciana Wheeler, 1995
Rachispoda paludicola Wheeler, 1995
Rachispoda rhizophora Wheeler, 1995
Robustagramma grenadense Marshall & Cui, 2005
Robustagramma kittsense Marshall & Cui, 2005
Robustagramma luciense Marshall & Cui, 2005
Robustagramma multiseta Marshall & Cui, 2005
Robustagramma triangulatum Marshall & Cui, 2005
Rudolfina exuberata Paiero & Mar..., 2020
Sclerocoelus caribensis Marshall, 1997
Spelobia (Bifronsina) bifrons (Stenhammar, 1854)⇒ Bifronsina bifrons Stenhammar, 1855
Spelobia (Spelobia) clunipes Meigen, 1830
Spelobia (Spelobia) luteilabris Camillo Rónd..., 1880
Spelobia palaeobrevipteryx S. A. Marshall, 1999
Sphaerocera bimaculata Williston, 1896
Spinilimosina brevicostata Duda, 1918Fly
Thoracochaeta lugubrina Zetterstedt, 1847
Trachyopella (Trachyopella) nuda Rohacek & Ma..., 1986Fly
Xenolimosina palaeospinosa S. A. Marshall, 1999

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyLimosinae
Gray, 1841
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
23
64
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
4
4
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