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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
96
1334
6857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
74
1054
4459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
775
3123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
52
663
2713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
39
386
1756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
20
43
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
20
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
20 Genera with 43 Species
Anatalanta Eaton, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopodella Duda, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Limosina Macquart, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Minilimosina Rohacek, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Norrbomia Papp, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Opalimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Pachytarsella Richards, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Papualimosina Hayashi, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Papuella Strohecker, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Poecilosomella Duda, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Popondetta Richards, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Pterogramma Spuler, 19724SpeciesTaxom
Pterogrammoides Papp, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 19735SpeciesTaxom
Sclerocoelus Marshall, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Spinilimosina Rohacek, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Thoracochaeta Duda, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Trachyopella Duda, 19906SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
43 Species
Anatalanta aptera Eaton, 1875
Chaetopodella albocincta Richards, 1964
Coproica hirtula Rondani, 1880Fly
Coproica lugubris Haliday, 1836
Coproica rufifrons Hayashi, 1991
Limosina evanescens (Tucker, 1907)⇒ Sclerocoelus sordipes Adams, 1904
Limosina vittata Richards, 1966
Minilimosina (Svarciella) flagrella Rohacek & Ma..., 1989
Minilimosina (Svarciella) spinifera Rohacek & Ma..., 1989
Norrbomia tropica Duda, 1923
Opalimosina australis Hayashi, 2009
Opalimosina sordipes Adams, 1904
Pachytarsella pachypus Richards, 1956Small dung fly
Papualimosina longidiscoidalis Duda, 1925
Papuella scrobifera Richards, 1973
Poecilosomella affinis Hayashi, 2002
Poecilosomella angulata Thomson, 1869
Poecilosomella insularis Hayashi, 1997
Poecilosomella punctipennis Wiedemann, 1824Dung fly
Popondetta vittigera Richards, 1973
Pterogramma annectens Richards, 1964
Pterogramma conicum Richards, 1946
Pterogramma deemingi Richards, 1973
Pterogramma insulare Papp, 1972
Pterogrammoides baloghi Papp, 1972
Pterogrammoides longipennis Papp, 1972
Pterogrammoides poecilosomus Papp, 1972
Rachispoda aroana Richards, 1973
Rachispoda awalensis Richards, 1973
Rachispoda macalpinei Richards, 1973
Rachispoda papuana Richards, 1973
Rachispoda territorialis Richards, 1973
Sclerocoelus sordipes Adams, 1904
Spinilimosina brevicostata Duda, 1918Fly
Spinilimosina rufifrons Duda, 1925Small dung fly
Spinilimosina tetrasticha Richards, 1973
Thoracochaeta brachystoma Stenhammar, 1854Dung fly
Trachyopella (Nudopella) collinella Richards, 1946
Trachyopella (Trachyopella) apotarsata Marshall, 1990
Trachyopella (Trachyopella) brachystoma Papp, 1972
Trachyopella (Trachyopella) microps Papp, 1972
Trachyopella (Trachyopella) novaeguineae Papp, 1972
Trachyopella (Trachyopella) pedimera Marshall, 1990

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosinae
Gray, 1841
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
18
41
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