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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Quepos (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
2117
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
241
2116
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
2101
2440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
1882
2238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
248
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
225
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
32
158
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
29
137
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
22
84
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Quepos
4 Genera with 6 Species
Bromeloecia Spuler, 20183SpeciesTaxom
Parasphaerocera Spuler, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pterogramma Spuler, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Sclerocoelus Marshall, 19971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quepos
6 Species
Bromeloecia abundantia Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia aculatus Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia triunguia Yau & Marshall, 2018
Parasphaerocera transversalis Richards, 1965
Pterogramma inconspicua Malloch, 1914
Sclerocoelus caribensis Marshall, 1997

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Quepos
SubfamilyLimosinae
Gray, 1841
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
2
4
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