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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1705
4482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1410
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
59
1047
2666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
55
850
1790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
42
432
1155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
2
37
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
35
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
35 Genera with 90 Species
#ABCDGHILMNOPRST
Aptilotus Mik, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Archiborborus Duda, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Bitheca Marshall, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Bregmosina Marshall, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Bromeloecia Spuler, 201812SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopodella Duda, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Chesperitos
0SpeciesTaxom
Chespiritos Marshall, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Druciatus Marshall, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Gonioneura Rondani, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Homalomitra Borgmeier, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Lepidosina Marshall & Buck, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Limosina Macquart, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Mesosphaerocera Kim, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Minilimosina Rohacek, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Neosphaerocera Kim, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 19985SpeciesTaxom
Opalimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Parasphaerocera Spuler, 19258SpeciesTaxom
Podiomitra Marshall & R..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Poecilosomella Duda, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pterogramma Spuler, 191414SpeciesTaxom
Pycnopota Bezzi, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Robustagramma Marshall & Cui, 20056SpeciesTaxom
Rudolfina Rohá& 269;ek, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Sclerocoelus Marshall, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocera Latreille, 19656SpeciesTaxom
Svarciella Rohacek, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Thoracochaeta Duda, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Trachyopella Duda, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
90 Species
Aptilotus nigrimera Marshall, 1997
Aptilotus nigritibia Marshall, 1997
Aptilotus zumbadoi Marshall, 1997
Bitheca agarica Marshall, 1987Spreading spiderflower
Bregmosina bucki Marshall, 2013
Bregmosina ephydriformia
Bregmosina obunca Marshall, 2013
Bromeloecia abundantia Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia aculatus Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia aurita Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia bisecta Malloch, 1914
Bromeloecia brachium Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia bromeliarum Knab & Malloch, 1912
Bromeloecia ephippium Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia magna Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia spathicercus Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia triunguia Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia undulata Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia wolverinei Yau & Marshall, 2018
Chaetopodella rectangularis Malloch, 1914
Chaetopodella tonsa Duda, 1925
Chespiritos sindecimus Marshall, 2000
Coproica acutangula Zetterstedt, 1847Small dung fly
Coproica mitchelli Malloch, 1913
Copromyza equina Fallen, 1820Dung fly
Copromyza nitida Meigen, 1830
Druciatus dissidens Marshall, 1995
Druciatus latisternus Marshall, 1995
Gonioneura asymmetrica Marshall, 1982
Homalomitra albuquerquei Mourgues-Sch..., 1987
Homalomitra antiqua Rohacek & Ma..., 1998
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Ischiolepta ischnocnemis Buck & Marshall, 2002
Lepidosina evanescens Marshall & Buck, 2007
Lepidosina inaequalis Malloch, 1914
Limosina minimella Richards, 1965
Limosina pallicornis Malloch, 1914
Limosina paraminima Duda, 1925
Limosina quadrisetosa Malloch, 1914
Limosina regularis Malloch, 1914
Minilimosina priapismus Marshall, 1985
Opacifrons brevistylus Marshall & L..., 1998
Opacifrons cartagensis Malloch, 1914
Opacifrons parabisecta Marshall & L..., 1998
Opacifrons quadrispinosa Marshall & L..., 1998
Opacifrons quarta Marshall & L..., 1998
Opalimosina (Opalimosina) mirabilis Collin, 1902Small dung fly
Parasphaerocera andrassyi Papp, 1978
Parasphaerocera costaricensis Papp, 1978
Parasphaerocera facialis Papp, 1978
Parasphaerocera paraflavicoxa Papp, 1978
Parasphaerocera subdissecta Papp, 1978
Parasphaerocera subguttula Papp, 1978
Parasphaerocera transversalis Richards, 1965
Parasphaerocera varipes Malloch, 1925
Podiomitra ostracotarsata Marshall & R..., 2003
Poecilosomella angulata Thomson, 1869
Pterogramma gilviventre Smith & Mars..., 2004
Pterogramma inconspicua Malloch, 1914
Pterogramma luxor Spuler, 1925
Pterogramma madaris Spuler, 1925
Pterogramma meridionalis Malloch, 1914
Pterogramma monticola Malloch, 1914
Pterogramma nigrotibiale Smith & Mars..., 2004
Pterogramma ochrofrons Smith & Mars..., 2004
Pterogramma orthoneura Spuler, 1925
Pterogramma ovipennis Duda, 1925
Pterogramma poeciloptera Malloch, 1925
Pterogramma stictopenne Smith & Mars..., 2004
Pterogramma substriata Duda, 1925
Pterogramma vittata Malloch, 1914
Rachispoda cesta Wheeler, 1995
Rachispoda fuscinevris
Rachispoda lucaris Wheeler, 1995
Rachispoda modesta Duda, 1924
Robustagramma atratum Marshall & Cui, 2005
Robustagramma disjunctum Marshall & Cui, 2005
Robustagramma flavistylum Marshall & Cui, 2005
Robustagramma longiseta Marshall & Cui, 2005
Robustagramma robusta Spuler, 1925
Robustagramma setilamella Marshall & Cui, 2005
Rudolfina exuberata Paiero & Mar..., 2020
Sclerocoelus caribensis Marshall, 1997
Sphaerocera bimaculata Williston, 1896
Sphaerocera flaviceps Malloch, 1925
Sphaerocera flavicoxa Malloch, 1925
Sphaerocera tertia Richards, 1965
Sphaerocera varipes (Malloch, 1925)⇒ Parasphaerocera varipes Malloch, 1925
Sphaerocera xiphosternum Richards, 1965
Thoracochaeta seticosta Spuler, 1925

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyCopromyzinae
Stenhammar, 1854
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHomalomitrinae
Roháček & Marshall, 1998
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosinae
Gray, 1841
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
20
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
4
16
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