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Sphaeroceridae
Copromyza equina (Copromyzinae)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Superfamily:
Sphaeroceroidea
Family:
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835[1]
Subfamilies
Copromyzinae
Homalomitrinae
Limosininae
Sphaerocerinae
Tucminae
Synonyms[2]
List
Borboridae Newman, 1834 (suppressed)
Borborites Newman, 1834 (suppressed)
Copromyzidae Stenhammar, 1855
Cypselidae Hendel, 1910 ([suppressed)
Sphoeroceridae Macquart, 1846 (lapsus)
Sphaeroceridae are a family of true flies in the order Diptera, often called small dung flies, lesser dung flies or lesser corpse flies due to their saprophagous habits. They belong to the typical fly suborder Brachycera as can be seen by their short antennae, and more precisely they are members of the section Schizophora. There are over 1,300 species and about 125 genera accepted as valid today, but new taxa are still being described.[2]
Unlike the large "corpse flies" or blow-flies of the family Calliphoridae and the large dung flies of the family Scathophagidae, the small dung flies are members of the schizophoran subsection Acalyptratae. Among their superfamily Sphaeroceroidea, they seem to be particularly close relatives of the family Heleomyzidae.[2]
Sphaeroceridae morphological details
^Macquart1835, P. J. M. Histoire Naturelle des insectes. Dipteres. Tome deuxieme. Paris: Roret. pp. 710, 12 pl.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abcRohček, Jindřich; Marshall, Stephen A.; Norrbom, Allen L.; Buck, Matthias; Quiros, Dora Isabel; Smith, Ian (2001). Rohček, Jindřich (ed.). World Catalog of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera). Opava: Slezské Zemské Muzeum. pp. 1–414. ISBN 978-8086224213. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
Sphaeroceridae are a family of true flies in the order Diptera, often called small dung flies, lesser dung flies or lesser corpse flies due to their saprophagous...
(Diptera: Sphaeroceridae)". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B. 33: 145–146. Papp, László (1973). "Sphaeroceridae (Diptera) from...
(2000). "A new genus of ant-like sphaerocerid from Mexico (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae)". Studia dipterologica. 7: 213–223. Rohček, Jindřich; Marshall, Stephen...
Scutelliseta is a genus of flies belonging to the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies. S. albicoxa Richards, 1968 S. bicolorina Richards, 1968...
1963) P. pachypus (Richards, 1956) Richards, O. W. (1963). "Diptera: Sphaeroceridae (Borboridae)" (PDF). Insects of Micronesia. 14 (5): 109–134. Retrieved...
1957 P. tricolor Richards, 1965 Richards, O. W. (1938a). "Diptera Sphaeroceridae (Borboridae, Cypselidae). Mission scientifique de l'Omo". Mémoires du...
Sphaeroceridae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 34 (18). Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo: 179–188. Papp, László (1978). "Sphaeroceridae (Diptera)...
Marshall, Stephen A. (1986). The genus Trachyopella Duda (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae) of the Holarctic Region. Monografie III (1985). Torino: Museo Regionale...
László (2008). "New genera of the Old World Limosininae (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae)" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 54(supplement...
re-classification of the previous genus Limosina Macquart (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae) of Europe. Part II". Beiträge zur Entomologie, Berlin. 33: 3–195. Retrieved...
2011 F. triangularis Richards, 1964 Richards, O. W. (1961). "Diptera (Sphaeroceridae) from south Chile". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of...
László (2008). "New genera of the Old World Limosininae (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae)" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 54(supplement...
(1966). "A new subgenus and species of Anomioptera Schiner (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae) from Brazil". Opuscula Entomologica. 31: 121–124. Rohček, Jindřich;...
Isabel; Smith, Ian (2001). Rohček, Jindřich (ed.). World Catalog of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera). Opava: Slezské Zemské Muzeum. pp. 1–414. ISBN 978-8086224213...
László (2008). "New genera of the Old World Limosininae (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae)" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 54(supplement...
Hellerella is a genus of flies belonging to the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies. H. decipiens (Duda, 1920) Duda, Oswald (1920). "Vorläufige...
"Sclerocoelus and Druciatus, new genera of New World Sphaeroceridae (Diptera; Sphaeroceridae; Limosininae)". Insecta Mundi. 9. University of Nebraska...
saegeri (Vanschuytbroeck, 1959) Richards, O. W. (1950). "New species of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera) found with driver ants (Dorylinae) by S. Patrizi and F. Meneghetti"...
re-classification of the previous genus Limosina Macquart (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae) of Europe. Part II". Beiträge zur Entomologie, Berlin. 33: 3–195. Retrieved...
M. vittifrons Richards, 1955 Richards, O. W. (1951). "Brachypterous Sphaeroceridae". British Museum (Natural History) Ruwenzori Expedition, 1934-1935....
Crumomyia nitida is a species of fly in the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larvae live in a wide range...
Holometabola Order Diptera Suborder Brachycera Infraorder Muscomorpha Family Sphaeroceridae Genus Apterobiroina Species Apterobiroina Australis A. australis Papp...
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