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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1845
4258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
184
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
159
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
28
132
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
25
127
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
18
77
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Rwanda
6 Genera with 6 Species
Aluligera Richards, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometopina Hedicke, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Lotobia Lioy, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Mesaptilotus Richards, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Safaria Richards, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocera Latreille, 19481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
6 Species
Aluligera brunneata Richards, 1966
Gymnometopina halidayi Norrbom, 1987
Lotobia saegeri Kim & Han, 1990
Mesaptilotus vittifrons Richards, 1955
Safaria brachyptera Richards, 1966
Sphaerocera ruandana Vanschuytbroeck, 1948

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Rwanda
SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
2
2
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