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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Colchester County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
247
1058
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
246
1057
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
232
1014
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
872
1113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
189
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
36
132
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
28
111
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
25
86
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
17
33
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colchester County
3 Genera with 4 Species
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 19643SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colchester County
4 Species
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Spelobia (Spelobia) clunipes Meigen, 1830
Spelobia maculipennis Spuler, 1925
Spelobia semioculata Richards, 1964

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Colchester County
SubfamilyCopromyzinae
Stenhammar, 1854
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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