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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
2427
3666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
376
2423
3662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
2383
3584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
2026
3108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
448
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
301
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
238
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
34
174
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
25
80
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
1
9
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vancouver Island
9 Genera with 14 Species
Coproica Rondani, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Minilimosina Rohacek, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Opalimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pullimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 19645SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vancouver Island
14 Species
Coproica acutangula Zetterstedt, 1847Small dung fly
Coproica ferruginata Stenhammar, 1855Fly
Copromyza equina Fallen, 1820Dung fly
Ischiolepta pusilla Fallen, 1820
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Minilimosina (Minilimosina) fungicola Haliday, 1836
Minilimosina (Svarciella) vitripennis Zetterstedt, 1847
Opalimosina (Opalimosina) mirabilis Collin, 1902Small dung fly
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) heteroneura Haliday, 1836Small dung fly
Spelobia (Bifronsina) bifrons (Stenhammar, 1854)⇒ Bifronsina bifrons Stenhammar, 1855
Spelobia (Eulimosina) ochripes Meigen, 1830
Spelobia frustrilabris Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Spelobia maculipennis Spuler, 1925
Spelobia semioculata Richards, 1964

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
6
11
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