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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region West Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
17279
73737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
994
17258
73681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
16814
72502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
498
13287
62755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
128
2643
15081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
94
1815
9853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
70
1356
7353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
65
1163
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
51
528
2529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
3
51
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
45
169
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Europe
45 Genera with 169 Species
#ABCEGHILMNOPRST
Achaetothorax Hedicke, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Alloborborus Duda, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Anatalanta Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Apteromyia Vimmer, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Bacchis Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Borborillus Duda, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Borborus Straeleni Va..., 18353SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopodella Duda, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 18337SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 19236SpeciesTaxom
Copromyzini2SpeciesTaxom
Crumomyia Macquart, 197616SpeciesTaxom
Cypsela Meigen, 1800
0SpeciesTaxom
Elachisoma Rondani, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Gigalimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Gonioneura Rondani, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Halidayina Duda, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Herniosina Rohá& 269;ek, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Ischiolepta Lioy, 18367SpeciesTaxom
Limosina Macquart, 183038SpeciesTaxom
Limosinae1SpeciesTaxom
Lotobia Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lotophila Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mesosphaerocera Kim, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Minilimosina Rohacek, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Nearcticorpus Marshall & R..., 19822SpeciesTaxom
Norrbomia Papp, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Opalimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Paralimosina Papp, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Philocoprella Richards, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phthitia Enderlein, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Poecilosomella Duda, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocollinella Duda, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Pterogramma Spuler, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Pullimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Puncticorpus Duda, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 19955SpeciesTaxom
Rudolfina Rohá& 269;ek, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 198517SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocera Latreille, 04SpeciesTaxom
Telomerina Roháček, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Terrilimosina Roháček, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Thoracochaeta Duda, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Trachyopella Duda, 18803SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
169 Species and 2 Subspecies
Achaetothorax straelenia Richards, 1980
Alloborborus pallifrons Fallen, 1820
Apteromyia claviventris Strobl, 1909Fly
Apteromyia newtoni Marshall & R..., 1982Autumn willow
Bacchis geniculata (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Limosinae geniculata Robineau-Des..., 1830
Borborillus sordida Zetterstedt, 1847
Borborillus vitripennis Meigen, 1830
Borborus equina (Fallen, 1820)⇒ Copromyza equina Fallen, 1820
Borborus nitens (Macquart, 1843)⇒ Copromyzini nitens Macquart, 1843
Borborus punctipennis (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Copromyzini punctipennis Macquart, 1835
Chaetopodella (Chaetopodella) scutellaris Haliday, 1836
Coproica acutangula Zetterstedt, 1847Small dung fly
Coproica ferruginata Stenhammar, 1855Fly
Coproica hirticula Collin, 1956
Coproica hirtula Rondani, 1880Fly
Coproica lugubris Haliday, 1836
Coproica rohaceki Carles-Tolra, 1990
Coproica vagans Haliday, 1833Lesser dung fly
Copromyza alpicola (Troger & Roh..., 1980)⇒ Crumomyia parentela Seguy, 1963
Copromyza equina Fallen, 1820Dung fly
Copromyza nigrina Gimmerthal, 1847
Copromyza nitida Meigen, 1830
Copromyza stercoraria Meigen, 1830
Copromyza uncinata Duda, 1923
Copromyzini nitens Macquart, 1843
Copromyzini punctipennis Macquart, 1835
Crumomyia cavernicola cavernicola
Crumomyia fimetaria Meigen, 1830
Crumomyia glabrifrons Meigen, 1830
Crumomyia glacialis (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Crumomyia notabilis Collin, 1902
Crumomyia glacialis gallica Papp & Roháek, 1983
Crumomyia microps Rohacek & Papp, 2000
Crumomyia nigra Meigen, 1830
Crumomyia nitida Meigen, 1830
Crumomyia notabilis Collin, 1902
Crumomyia oculea Rohacek & Papp, 2000
Crumomyia parentela Seguy, 1963
Crumomyia pedestris Meigen, 1830
Crumomyia pruinosa Richards, 1932
Crumomyia rohaceki Norrbom & Kim, 1985
Crumomyia roserii Rondani, 1880
Crumomyia zuskai Rohacek, 1976
Elachisoma aterrima Haliday, 1833
Elachisoma bajzae Papp, 1983
Elachisoma pilosum Duda, 1924
Gigalimosina flaviceps Zetterstedt, 1847
Gonioneura spinipennis Haliday, 1836
Halidayina spinipennis Haliday, 1836
Herniosina bequaerti Villeneuve, 1917
Herniosina pollex Rohacek, 1993
Ischiolepta crenata Meigen, 1838
Ischiolepta denticulata Meigen, 1830
Ischiolepta micropyga Duda, 1938
Ischiolepta nitida Duda, 1920
Ischiolepta pusilla Fallen, 1820
Ischiolepta scabricula Haliday, 1836
Ischiolepta vaporariorum Haliday, 1836
Limosina arcuata (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Leptocera fontinalis Fallen, 1826
Limosina atrata Robineau-Des..., 1830
Limosina baezi (Papp, 1977)⇒ Spelobia baezi Papp, 1977
Limosina bequaerti Villeneuve, 1917
Limosina bovina Robineau-Des..., 1830
Limosina cadaverina (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Phthitia empirica Hutton, 1901
Limosina calcarifera (Rohacek, 1975)⇒ Opalimosina calcarifera Rohacek, 1975
Limosina cambrica Richards, 1929
Limosina claripennis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Limosina coprina (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Trachyopella coprina Duda, 1918
Limosina czizeki Duda, 1918
Limosina flaviceps (Zetterstedt, 1847)⇒ Gigalimosina flaviceps Zetterstedt, 1847
Limosina geniculata (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Limosinae geniculata Robineau-Des..., 1830
Limosina hirtipes Robineau-Des..., 1830
Limosina limpidipennis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Limosina ludibunda Robineau-Des..., 1830
Limosina lugubris (Dufour, 1839)⇒ Coproica lugubris Haliday, 1836
Limosina lutea Richards, 1963
Limosina manicata (Richards, 1927)⇒ Spelobia manicata Richards, 1927
Limosina meijerei (Duda, 1918)⇒ Pullimosina meijerei Duda, 1918
Limosina merdaria Robineau-Des..., 1830
Limosina minima (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Limosina minimella Richards, 1965
Limosina minimella Richards, 1965
Limosina nana (Rondani, 1880)⇒ Spelobia nana Rondani, 1880
Limosina nitida Robineau-Des..., 1830
Limosina nudipes Robineau-Des..., 1830
Limosina pallipes Robineau-Des..., 1830
Limosina parapusio (Dahl, 1909)⇒ Spelobia parapusio Dahl, 1909
Limosina pseudoleucoptera (Duda, 1924)⇒ Telomerina pseudoleucoptera Duda, 1924
Limosina pseudonivalis (Dahl, 1909)⇒ Spelobia pseudonivalis Dahl, 1909
Limosina pumila Williston, 1896
Limosina putris Robineau-Des..., 1830
Limosina rozkosnyi Rohacek, 1975
Limosina rufilabris (Stenhammar, 1854)⇒ Spelobia rufilabris Stenhammar, 1855
Limosina silvatica Meigen, 1830
Limosina simplicipes Duda, 1925
Limosina talparum Richards, 1927
Limosina tibialis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Limosinae geniculata Robineau-Des..., 1830
Lotobia pallidiventris Meigen, 1830
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Mesosphaerocera annulicornis Malloch, 1913
Minilimosina (Minilimosina) fungicola Haliday, 1836
Minilimosina (Minilimosina) gemella Rohacek, 1983Streambank bird's-foot trefoil
Minilimosina (Minilimosina) parvula Stenhammar, 1854
Minilimosina (Svarciella) egena Rohacek, 1992
Minilimosina (Svarciella) vitripennis Zetterstedt, 1847
Minilimosina parva Malloch, 1913
Nearcticorpus canadense Rohacek & Ma..., 1982
Nearcticorpus pecki Marshall & R..., 1982Prostrate lotus
Norrbomia costalis Zetterstedt, 1847
Norrbomia nitidifrons (Duda, 1923)⇒ Norrbomia nilotica Becker, 1903
Opacifrons coxata Stenhammar, 1855
Opacifrons humida (Haliday, 1836)⇒ Pseudocollinella humida Haliday, 1836
Opacifrons jorlii (Carles-Tolra, 1990)⇒ Pseudocollinella jorlii Carles-Tolra, 1990
Opacifrons mirabilis Papp, 1973
Opalimosina (Opalimosina) mirabilis Collin, 1902Small dung fly
Opalimosina (Pappiella) liliputana Rondani, 1880
Paralimosina fucata Rondani, 1880
Paralimosina trichopyga Richards, 1952
Philocoprella arvernica Richards, 1929
Phthitia (Alimosina) empirica Hutton, 1901Small dung fly
Phthitia (Kimosina) longisetosa Dahl, 1909
Phthitia (Kimosina) plumosula Rondani, 1880
Poecilosomella borborus Papp, 2002
Pseudocollinella humida Haliday, 1836
Pterogramma palliceps Johnson, 1915
Pterogramma sublugubrina Malloch, 1912
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) heteroneura Haliday, 1836Small dung fly
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) meijerei Duda, 1918
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) pullula Zetterstedt, 1847
Pullimosina antennata (Duda, 1918)⇒ Pullimosina moesta Villeneuve, 1918
Puncticorpus cribratum Villeneuve, 1918
Puncticorpus lusitanicum Richards, 1963
Rachispoda canadensis Wheeler, 1995
Rachispoda fuscipennis Haliday, 1833Circular-seamed fly
Rachispoda modesta Duda, 1924
Rachispoda spuleri Sabrosky, 1949
Rachispoda synoria Wheeler, 1995
Rudolfina exuberata Paiero & Mar..., 2020
Spelobia (Bifronsina) bifrons (Stenhammar, 1854)⇒ Bifronsina bifrons Stenhammar, 1855
Spelobia (Eulimosina) ochripes Meigen, 1830
Spelobia (Spelobia) cambrica Richards, 1929
Spelobia (Spelobia) clunipes Meigen, 1830
Spelobia (Spelobia) czizeki Duda, 1918
Spelobia (Spelobia) luteilabris Camillo Rónd..., 1880
Spelobia (Spelobia) manicata Richards, 1927
Spelobia (Spelobia) pseudonivalis Dahl, 1909
Spelobia (Spelobia) rufilabris Stenhammar, 1855
Spelobia (Spelobia) talis Rohacek, 1983
Spelobia (Spelobia) talparum Richards, 1927
Spelobia brevipteryx Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Spelobia frustrilabris Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Spelobia maculipennis Spuler, 1925
Spelobia quinata Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Spelobia semioculata Richards, 1964
Spelobia tufta Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Sphaerocera crenatus Waltl, 1837
Sphaerocera curvipes Latreille, 1805Bigelow's crossosoma
Sphaerocera monilis Haliday, 1836
Sphaerocera subsultans
Telomerina flavipes Meigen, 1830
Telomerina pseudoleucoptera Duda, 1924
Terrilimosina pexa Marshall, 1985Beeplant
Terrilimosina racovitzai Bezzi, 1985
Terrilimosina schmitzi Duda, 1918
Thoracochaeta brachystoma Stenhammar, 1854Dung fly
Thoracochaeta johnsoni Spuler, 1925
Thoracochaeta seticosta Spuler, 1925
Thoracochaeta zosterae Haliday, 1833
Trachyopella (Trachyopella) coprina Duda, 1918
Trachyopella (Trachyopella) melania Haliday, 1836
Trachyopella atoma Rondani, 1880

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in West Europe
SubfamilyCopromyzinae
Stenhammar, 1854
6
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
29
121
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
4
13
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