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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
2035
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1588
7081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
67
1044
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
63
905
2988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
48
502
1536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
3
34
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
28
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
28 Genera with 72 Species
#ACDEGILMNPRST
Achaetothorax Hedicke, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Apteromyia Vimmer, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ceroptera Macquart, 19658SpeciesTaxom
Ceropterella Richards, 1953
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopodella Duda, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Crumomyia Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Dudaia Hedicke, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Elachisoma Rondani, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometopina Hedicke, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Limosina Macquart, 19685SpeciesTaxom
Limosinella Richards, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Lotobia Lioy, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Metaborborus Vanschuytbroeck, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Minilimosina Rohacek, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Nearcticorpus Marshall & R..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Norrbomia Papp, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Poecilosomella Duda, 201013SpeciesTaxom
Pullimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Scutelliseta Richards, 196818SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocera Latreille, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Terrilimosina Roháček, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Thoracochaeta Duda, 20004SpeciesTaxom
Trachyopella Duda, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
72 Species
Achaetothorax rhinocerotis Richards, 1939
Achaetothorax whittingtoni Norrbom & Papp, 1994
Apteromyia claviventris Strobl, 1909Fly
Ceroptera aharonii Duda, 1938
Ceroptera brincki Hackman, 1965
Ceroptera crispa Duda, 1925
Ceroptera femorata Hackman, 1965
Ceroptera intermedia Hackman, 1965
Ceroptera nitidosa Richards, 1953
Ceroptera rudebecki Hackman, 1965
Ceroptera ungulata Hackman, 1965
Chaetopodella cursoni Richards, 1939
Coproica ferruginata Stenhammar, 1855Fly
Dudaia humeralis Hackman, 1965
Elachisoma braacki Papp, 1983
Gymnometopina clunicrus Duda, 1923
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Limosina citrina Richards, 1968
Limosina costata Richards, 1968
Limosina longecostata Duda, 1938
Limosina mediospinosa Duda, 1925
Limosina umbrosa Richards, 1968
Limosinella polita Richards, 1968
Lotobia southafricana Han & Kim, 1996
Lotobia turbatrix Kim & Han, 1990
Metaborborus pollinosus Hackman, 1965
Minilimosina intercepta Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Nearcticorpus pecki Marshall & R..., 1982Prostrate lotus
Norrbomia sarcophaga Papp, 1988
Poecilosomella acrosticalis Becker, 1903
Poecilosomella additionalis Papp, 2010
Poecilosomella angulata Thomson, 1869
Poecilosomella capensis Papp, 1990
Poecilosomella duploseriata Papp, 2010
Poecilosomella hyalipennis Hackman, 1965
Poecilosomella longecostata Duda, 1925
Poecilosomella maxima Vanschuytbroeck, 1950
Poecilosomella multicolor Richards, 1968
Poecilosomella pallidimana Duda, 1925
Poecilosomella parangulata Papp, 2010
Poecilosomella punctipennis Wiedemann, 1824Dung fly
Poecilosomella setosissima Papp, 2010
Pullimosina hirsutiphallus Marshall, 1986
Rachispoda acrosticalis Becker, 1903
Scutelliseta albicoxa Richards, 1969
Scutelliseta bicolorina Richards, 1968
Scutelliseta brunneoniger Richards, 1968
Scutelliseta caledoniana Richards, 1968
Scutelliseta coriacea Richards, 1960
Scutelliseta leonina Richards, 1968
Scutelliseta lepidogaster Richards, 1968
Scutelliseta luteifrons Richards, 1968
Scutelliseta megalogaster Richards, 1968
Scutelliseta mesaptiloides Richards, 1968
Scutelliseta microptera Richards, 1968
Scutelliseta mischogaster Norrbom & Kim, 1985
Scutelliseta nigrocaerulea Richards, 1968
Scutelliseta orbitalis Richards, 1968
Scutelliseta peregrina Richards, 1968
Scutelliseta procoxalis Richards, 1968
Scutelliseta swaziana Richards, 1968
Scutelliseta xanthothorax Richards, 1968
Spelobia (Bifronsina) bifrons (Stenhammar, 1854)⇒ Bifronsina bifrons Stenhammar, 1855
Spelobia frustrilabris Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Spelobia semioculata Richards, 1964
Sphaerocera simia Seguy, 1933
Terrilimosina schmitzi Duda, 1918
Thoracochaeta falx Marshall & R..., 2000
Thoracochaeta pertica Marshall & R..., 2000
Thoracochaeta pugillaris Marshall & R..., 2000
Thoracochaeta securis Marshall & R..., 2000
Trachyopella (Trachyopella) mediospinosa Duda, 1925

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyCopromyzinae
Stenhammar, 1854
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
15
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
3
4
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