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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
558
8318
30598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
557
8313
30590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
8181
30271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6695
26862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
774
2467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
585
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
49
422
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
45
354
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
34
195
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
9
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madagascar
9 Genera with 14 Species
Acuminiseta Duda, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dudaia Hedicke, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Limosina Macquart, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Norrbomia Papp, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Ocellusia Seguy, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Poecilosomella Duda, 19674SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Spinilimosina Rohacek, 19181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
14 Species
Acuminiseta longiventris Duda, 1925
Dudaia keiseri Hackman, 1967
Limosina obscuripennis Hackman, 1967
Limosina piscina Richards, 1938
Norrbomia stuckenbergi Hackman, 1967
Ocellusia achroma Seguy, 1955
Ocellusia jugorum Seguy, 1955
Opacifrons coxata Stenhammar, 1855
Poecilosomella acrosticalis Becker, 1903
Poecilosomella angulata Thomson, 1869
Poecilosomella pallidimana Duda, 1925
Poecilosomella perinetica Hackman, 1967
Rachispoda spuleri Sabrosky, 1949
Spinilimosina brevicostata Duda, 1918Fly

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
6
10
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