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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
376
6706
16394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
97
1091
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
864
1948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
52
573
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
48
466
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
36
232
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
14
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
14
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colorado
14 Genera with 15 Species
Aptilotus Mik, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Bromeloecia Spuler, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Neosphaerocera Kim, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Parasphaerocera Spuler, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Pullimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Rudolfina Rohá& 269;ek, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Sclerocoelus Marshall, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocera Latreille, 19652SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
15 Species
Aptilotus nigriscapus Marshall, 1983
Aptilotus politus Williston, 1893
Bromeloecia aculatus Yau & Marshall, 2018
Coproica vagans Haliday, 1833Lesser dung fly
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Opacifrons quadrispinosa Marshall & L..., 1998
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) heteroneura Haliday, 1836Small dung fly
Rachispoda atra Adams, 1903
Rudolfina cavernicola Marshall & F..., 1997
Sclerocoelus caribensis Marshall, 1997
Spelobia curvipecta Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Spelobia maculipennis Spuler, 1925
Sphaerocera flaviceps Malloch, 1925
Sphaerocera guttula Richards, 1965

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosinae
Gray, 1841
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
3
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