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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3330
7483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3327
7479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
406
3251
7308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
296
2764
6284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
516
911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
383
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
44
287
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
40
223
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
29
117
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maine
3 Genera with 4 Species
Minilimosina Rohacek, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Thoracochaeta Duda, 18332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maine
4 Species
Minilimosina vixa Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Rachispoda canadensis Wheeler, 1995
Thoracochaeta brachystoma Stenhammar, 1854Dung fly
Thoracochaeta zosterae Haliday, 1833

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Maine
SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
3
4
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