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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
4719
10309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
4717
10307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
4621
10120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
3828
8886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
527
1169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
54
425
911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
274
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
36
238
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
24
132
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
4 Genera with 5 Species
Ceroptera Macquart, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometopina Hedicke, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocera Latreille, 19332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
5 Species
Ceroptera nitidosa Richards, 1953
Coproica ferruginata Stenhammar, 1855Fly
Gymnometopina lucida Seguy, 1933
Sphaerocera arcuata Seguy, 1933
Sphaerocera simia Seguy, 1933

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Mozambique
SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
1
2
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