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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
655
1188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
62
469
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
48
375
701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
43
295
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
33
136
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
2
17
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
16
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Alberta
16 Genera with 24 Species
Apteromyia Vimmer, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Aptilotus Mik, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Crumomyia Macquart, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Minilimosina Rohacek, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Nearcticorpus Marshall & R..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Phthitia Enderlein, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Pullimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Rudolfina Rohá& 269;ek, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 19857SpeciesTaxom
Terrilimosina Roháček, 19181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
24 Species
Apteromyia claviventris Strobl, 1909Fly
Aptilotus parvipennis Spuler, 1924
Coproica acutangula Zetterstedt, 1847Small dung fly
Coproica ferruginata Stenhammar, 1855Fly
Crumomyia pilosa Norrbom & Kim, 1985Howell's saxifrage
Crumomyia pruinosa Richards, 1932
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Minilimosina (Minilimosina) fungicola Haliday, 1836
Minilimosina (Svarciella) vitripennis Zetterstedt, 1847
Nearcticorpus canadense Rohacek & Ma..., 1982
Opacifrons convexa Spuler, 1924
Phthitia ovicercus Marshall, 1992
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) pullula Zetterstedt, 1847
Rachispoda subpiligera Malloch, 1914
Rudolfina digitata Marshall, 1991
Spelobia (Eulimosina) ochripes Meigen, 1830
Spelobia (Spelobia) clunipes Meigen, 1830
Spelobia (Spelobia) luteilabris Camillo Rónd..., 1880
Spelobia frustrilabris Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Spelobia maculipennis Spuler, 1925
Spelobia semioculata Richards, 1964
Spelobia tufta Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Terrilimosina schmitzi Duda, 1918

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
12
20
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