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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
460
986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
384
816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
36
227
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
33
206
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
23
112
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
3
14
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
10
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
10 Genera with 20 Species
Coproica Rondani, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Limosina Macquart, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Paralimosina Papp, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Pullimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Thoracochaeta Duda, 19782SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
20 Species
Coproica digitata Duda, 1918
Copromyza equina Fallen, 1820Dung fly
Limosina palmata (Richards, 1927)⇒ Spelobia palmata Richards, 1927
Limosina parapusio (Dahl, 1909)⇒ Spelobia parapusio Dahl, 1909
Limosina silvatica Meigen, 1830
Limosina villosa Duda, 1918
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Opacifrons maculifrons Becker, 1907
Opacifrons tunisica Papp, 1977
Paralimosina fucata Rondani, 1880
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) heteroneura Haliday, 1836Small dung fly
Rachispoda gel Papp, 1978
Rachispoda kabuli Papp, 1978
Rachispoda lagura Rohacek, 1991
Rachispoda modesta Duda, 1924
Spelobia (Spelobia) hungarica Villeneuve, 1917
Spelobia (Spelobia) palmata Richards, 1927Banana aphid
Spelobia (Spelobia) parapusio Dahl, 1909
Thoracochaeta brachystoma Stenhammar, 1854Dung fly
Thoracochaeta tunisica (Papp, 1978)⇒ Thoracochaeta brachystoma Stenhammar, 1854

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
8
18
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