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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
968
2414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
793
1962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
47
555
1162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
43
456
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
32
234
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
2
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
12
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
12 Genera with 14 Species
Borborillus Duda, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Elachisoma Rondani, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Limosina Macquart, 01SpeciesTaxom
Minilimosina Rohacek, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Parasphaerocera Spuler, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilosomella Duda, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Rudolfina Rohá& 269;ek, 20201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
14 Species
Borborillus lacteipennis Malloch, 1913
Coproica acutangula Zetterstedt, 1847Small dung fly
Coproica mitchelli Malloch, 1913
Copromyza peltastes
Elachisoma approximata Malloch, 1913
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Limosina aproximata
Minilimosina intercepta Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Opacifrons wheeleri Spuler, 1924
Poecilosomella angulata Thomson, 1869
Rachispoda mexicana Wheeler, 1995
Rachispoda richardsi Sabrosky, 1949
Rachispoda synoria Wheeler, 1995
Rudolfina exuberata Paiero & Mar..., 2020

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Texas
SubfamilyCopromyzinae
Stenhammar, 1854
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
2
1
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