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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
728
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
159
658
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
298
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
56
262
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
42
189
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
38
152
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
29
101
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
2
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pietermaritzburg
4 Genera with 6 Species
Gymnometopina Hedicke, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lotobia Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilosomella Duda, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pietermaritzburg
6 Species
Gymnometopina clunicrus Duda, 1923
Poecilosomella additionalis Papp, 2010
Poecilosomella angulata Thomson, 1869
Poecilosomella duploseriata Papp, 2010
Poecilosomella maxima Vanschuytbroeck, 1950
Spelobia (Bifronsina) bifrons (Stenhammar, 1854)⇒ Bifronsina bifrons Stenhammar, 1855

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Pietermaritzburg
SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
1
0
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