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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Metro Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
279
1102
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
279
1102
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
269
1082
1275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
889
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
231
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
148
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
29
113
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
26
94
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
17
42
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
8
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
8
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Metro Vancouver
8 Genera with 8 Species
Coproica Rondani, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Opalimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pullimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Thoracochaeta Duda, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Metro Vancouver
8 Species
Ischiolepta pusilla Fallen, 1820
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Opalimosina (Opalimosina) mirabilis Collin, 1902Small dung fly
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) heteroneura Haliday, 1836Small dung fly
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) pullula Zetterstedt, 1847
Spelobia (Eulimosina) ochripes Meigen, 1830
Spelobia frustrilabris Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Spelobia tufta Marshall, 1985Beeplant

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Metro Vancouver
SubfamilyCopromyzinae
Stenhammar, 1854
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
5
6
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