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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Somerset (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
383
2600
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
381
2597
4664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
362
2559
4609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
2262
4221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
528
1121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
58
404
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
43
303
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
39
234
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
28
129
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
10
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Somerset
10 Genera with 13 Species
Coproica Rondani, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Limosina Macquart, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Minilimosina Rohacek, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Pteremis Rondani, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocera Latreille, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Thoracochaeta Duda, 18331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somerset
13 Species
Coproica pusio Zetterstedt, 1847
Copromyza equina Fallen, 1820Dung fly
Copromyza nigrina Gimmerthal, 1847
Ischiolepta pusilla Fallen, 1820
Limosina parapusio (Dahl, 1909)⇒ Spelobia parapusio Dahl, 1909
Minilimosina (Svarciella) vitripennis Zetterstedt, 1847
Opacifrons humida (Haliday, 1836)⇒ Pseudocollinella humida Haliday, 1836
Opacifrons septentrionalis Stenhammar, 1854
Pteremis fenestralis Fallen, 1820
Spelobia (Eulimosina) ochripes Meigen, 1830
Spelobia (Spelobia) clunipes Meigen, 1830
Sphaerocera curvipes Latreille, 1805Bigelow's crossosoma
Thoracochaeta zosterae Haliday, 1833

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Somerset
SubfamilyCopromyzinae
Stenhammar, 1854
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
7
9
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