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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
998
2437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
787
1875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
54
526
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
50
437
954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
37
251
516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
2
12
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
10 Genera with 17 Species
Achaetothorax Hedicke, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometopina Hedicke, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Lotobia Lioy, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Metaborborus Vanschuytbroeck, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Poecilosomella Duda, 18247SpeciesTaxom
Scutelliseta Richards, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
17 Species
Achaetothorax rhinocerotis Richards, 1939
Achaetothorax whittingtoni Norrbom & Papp, 1994
Coproica ferruginata Stenhammar, 1855Fly
Gymnometopina clunicrus Duda, 1923
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Lotobia southafricana Han & Kim, 1996
Lotobia turbatrix Kim & Han, 1990
Metaborborus pollinosus Hackman, 1965
Poecilosomella additionalis Papp, 2010
Poecilosomella angulata Thomson, 1869
Poecilosomella capensis Papp, 1990
Poecilosomella duploseriata Papp, 2010
Poecilosomella maxima Vanschuytbroeck, 1950
Poecilosomella parangulata Papp, 2010
Poecilosomella punctipennis Wiedemann, 1824Dung fly
Scutelliseta mischogaster Norrbom & Kim, 1985
Spelobia (Bifronsina) bifrons (Stenhammar, 1854)⇒ Bifronsina bifrons Stenhammar, 1855

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
SubfamilyCopromyzinae
Stenhammar, 1854
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
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