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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
376
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
279
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
37
222
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
34
191
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
25
112
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
6
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
6
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
6 Genera with 15 Species
Bromeloecia Spuler, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Lepidosina Marshall & Buck, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Limosina Macquart, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Pterogramma Spuler, 19654SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Thoracochaeta Duda, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
15 Species
Bromeloecia aculatus Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia wolverinei Yau & Marshall, 2018
Lepidosina angusticercus Marshall & Buck, 2007
Limosina lugubrina (Malloch, 1913)⇒ Thoracochaeta lugubrina Zetterstedt, 1847
Limosina niocipennis
Limosina niveipennis Malloch, 1913
Limosina perparva (Williston, 1896)⇒ Pterogramma perparva Williston, 1896
Limosina pumila Williston, 1896
Pterogramma palliceps Johnson, 1915
Pterogramma perparva Williston, 1896
Pterogramma sublugubrina Malloch, 1912
Pterogramma sylvicola Richards, 1965
Rachispoda geneiates Wheeler, 1995
Rachispoda rhizophora Wheeler, 1995
Thoracochaeta lugubrina Zetterstedt, 1847

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
6
15
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