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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
495
4359
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4355
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4273
9434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3569
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
686
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
507
1026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
368
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
46
293
530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
35
144
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
10
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Massachusetts
10 Genera with 11 Species
Apteromyia Vimmer, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Borborillus Duda, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Bromeloecia Spuler, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Mesosphaerocera Kim, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Minilimosina Rohacek, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Telomerina Roháček, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Trachyopella Duda, 19861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
11 Species
Apteromyia wtoni Marshall & R..., 1982
Borborillus sordida Zetterstedt, 1847
Bromeloecia seltzeri Marshall, 1983Broadleaf caper
Coproica acutangula Zetterstedt, 1847Small dung fly
Copromyza neglecta Malloch, 1913
Mesosphaerocera annulicornis Malloch, 1913
Minilimosina (Minilimosina) bicuspis Rohacek, 1993
Minilimosina (Minilimosina) trogeri (Rohacek, 1983)⇒ Minilimosina bicuspis Rohacek, 1993
Spelobia brevipteryx Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Telomerina orpha Marshall & R..., 1984
Trachyopella (Trachyopella) straminea Rohacek & Ma..., 1986

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Massachusetts
SubfamilyCopromyzinae
Stenhammar, 1854
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
1
1
Genus
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