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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Tasmania (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
517
4089
8321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4082
8315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
493
4035
8248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
338
3289
7100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
656
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
453
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
46
285
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
41
237
552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
32
122
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
2
12
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tasmania
4 Genera with 5 Species
Biroina Richards, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Howickia Richards, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Monteithiana Richards, 19732SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasmania
5 Species
Biroina dodo Richards, 1973
Biroina myrmecophila Knab & Malloch, 1912
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Monteithiana cynthia Richards, 1973
Monteithiana dealata Richards, 1973

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
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