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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
793
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
617
1451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
449
1039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
46
392
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
34
246
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
2
14
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
13
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
13 Genera with 25 Species
Aspinilimonina1SpeciesTaxom
Ceroptera Macquart, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopodella Duda, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Lotobia Lioy, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Norrbomia Papp, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Paralimosina Papp, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Pellucialula Papp, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Poecilosomella Duda, 19257SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Spinilimosina Rohacek, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Trachyopella Duda, 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
25 Species
Aspinilimonina postocellaris Papp, 2004
Ceroptera equitans Collin, 1910
Chaetopodella nigrinotum Hayashi & Papp, 2007
Coproica ferrguinata Stenhammar, 1854
Coproica ferruginata Stenhammar, 1855Fly
Coproica hirtula Rondani, 1880Fly
Lotobia asiatica Hayashi & Papp, 2004
Lotobia pallidiventris Meigen, 1830
Norrbomia marginatis Adams, 1905
Norrbomia tropica Duda, 1923
Opacifrons brevisecunda Papp, 1991
Opacifrons cederholmi Papp, 1991
Paralimosina ceylanica Papp, 1979
Pellucialula polyseta Papp, 2004
Poecilosomella aciculata Deeming, 1969
Poecilosomella affinis Hayashi, 2002
Poecilosomella borboroides Walker, 1860
Poecilosomella nigra Papp, 2002
Poecilosomella pappi Hayashi, 1997
Poecilosomella punctipennis Wiedemann, 1824Dung fly
Poecilosomella varians Duda, 1925
Rachispoda filiforceps Duda, 1925
Rachispoda fuscipennis Haliday, 1833Circular-seamed fly
Spinilimosina brevicostata Duda, 1918Fly
Trachyopella (Nudopella) leucoptera Haliday, 1836

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
9
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
1
2
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