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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Shropshire (West Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2394
5181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
355
2394
5181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2360
5125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
260
2033
4603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
620
1617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
456
1193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
51
367
885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
46
298
667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
36
152
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
2
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Shropshire
9 Genera with 11 Species
Copromyza Fallen, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Crumomyia Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Limosina Macquart, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Norrbomia Papp, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pteremis Rondani, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocera Latreille, 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shropshire
11 Species
Copromyza equina Fallen, 1820Dung fly
Copromyza nitida Meigen, 1830
Crumomyia fimetaria Meigen, 1830
Ischiolepta pusilla Fallen, 1820
Limosina nana (Rondani, 1880)⇒ Spelobia nana Rondani, 1880
Limosina silvatica Meigen, 1830
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Norrbomia costalis Zetterstedt, 1847
Pteremis fenestralis Fallen, 1820
Spelobia (Eulimosina) ochripes Meigen, 1830
Sphaerocera monilis Haliday, 1836

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Shropshire
SubfamilyCopromyzinae
Stenhammar, 1854
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
3
4
Genera
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