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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Hebrides (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
942
1665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
940
1663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
193
925
1645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
161
834
1535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
272
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
43
214
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
34
175
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
32
144
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
22
75
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
12
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
12
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hebrides
12 Genera with 19 Species
Copromyza Fallen, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Crumomyia Macquart, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Limosina Macquart, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Minilimosina Rohacek, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Phthitia Enderlein, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocera Latreille, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Thoracochaeta Duda, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Trachyopella Duda, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hebrides
19 Species
Copromyza equina Fallen, 1820Dung fly
Copromyza nigrina Gimmerthal, 1847
Copromyza nitida Meigen, 1830
Crumomyia fimetaria Meigen, 1830
Crumomyia roserii Rondani, 1880
Ischiolepta nitida Duda, 1920
Limosina bequaerti Villeneuve, 1917
Limosina rufilabris (Stenhammar, 1854)⇒ Spelobia rufilabris Stenhammar, 1855
Limosina silvatica Meigen, 1830
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Minilimosina (Svarciella) vitripennis Zetterstedt, 1847
Opacifrons coxata Stenhammar, 1855
Opacifrons humida (Haliday, 1836)⇒ Pseudocollinella humida Haliday, 1836
Phthitia (Alimosina) empirica Hutton, 1901Small dung fly
Spelobia (Spelobia) clunipes Meigen, 1830
Sphaerocera curvipes Latreille, 1805Bigelow's crossosoma
Thoracochaeta brachystoma Stenhammar, 1854Dung fly
Thoracochaeta zosterae Haliday, 1833
Trachyopella (Trachyopella) minuscula Collin, 1956

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Hebrides
SubfamilyCopromyzinae
Stenhammar, 1854
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
2
2
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