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Sphaeroceridae
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. 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. Description and ecology Dung flies are small to minute, usually dull-colored flies with characteristically thickened first tarsomere of the posterior leg. The first tarsal segment is less than times as long as the sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limosininae
''Limosininae'' is a subfamily of flies belonging to the family Sphaeroceridae 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 the ..., the lesser dung flies. Genera Genera include: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q21221851 Sphaeroceridae Brachycera subfamilies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copromyzinae
Copromyzinae is a subfamily of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies. Genera * '' Achaetothorax'' Hedicke, 1923 * '' Alloborborus'' Duda, 1923 * '' Antrops'' Enderlein, 1909 * '' Archiborborus'' Duda, 1921 * '' Borborillus'' Duda, 1923 * '' Copromyza'' Fallén, 1810 * ''Crumomyia'' Macquart, 1835 * '' Dudaia'' Hedicke, 1923 * '' Frutillaria'' Richards, 1961 * '' Gymnometopina'' Hedicke, 1923 * '' Lotophila'' Lioy, 1864 * '' Immoderatus'' Papp, 2004 * '' Metaborborus'' Vanschuytbroeck, 1948 * '' Norrbomia'' Papp, 1988 * '' Palaeoceroptera'' Duda, 1929 * '' Palaeolimosina'' Duda ) (Polish, Ukrainian Carpathians) *Diple (Dalmatian Coast) *Tulum (Turkish and Pontic) *Tsambouna (Dodecanese and Cyclades) *Askambandoura (Crete) *Gajdy (Polish/Czech/Slovak) *Gaita ( Galician) *Surle (Serbian/Croatian) *Mezoued/Zukra (Northern A ..., 1920 * '' Penola'' Richards, 1941 * '' Pycnopota'' Bezzi, 1927 * '' Richardsia'' Papp, 1973 References Sphaeroceridae Muscomorph flie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copromyza Equina
''Copromyza'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family lesser dung flies. Species *'' C. borealis'' Zetterstedt Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera. Biography Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ..., 1847 *'' C. equina'' Fallén, 1820 *'' C. hackarsi'' (Vanschuytbroeck, 1948) *'' C. montana'' Rohček, 1992 *'' C. neglecta'' ( Malloch, 1913) *'' C. nigrina'' (Gimmerthal, 1847) *'' C. pappi'' Norrbom & Kim, 1985 *'' C. pedipicta'' Richards, 1959 *'' C. pseudostercoraria'' Papp, 1976 *'' C. stercoraria'' ( Meigen, 1830) *'' C. zhongensis'' Norrbom & Kim, 1985 References Sphaeroceridae Muscomorph flies of Europe Schizophora genera {{Sphaeroceroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphaerocerinae
''Sphaerocerinae'' is a subfamily of flies belonging to the family Sphaeroceridae 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 the .... Genera * '' Afromyia'' Kim, 1968 * '' Ischiolepta'' Lioy, 1864 * '' Lotobia'' Lioy, 1864 * '' Mesosphaerocera'' Kim, 1972 * '' Neosphaerocera'' Kim, 1972 * '' Parasphaerocera'' Spuler, 1924 * '' Safaria'' Richards, 1950 * '' Sphaerocera'' Latreille, 1804 * '' Trichosphaerocera'' Papp, 1978 References Sphaeroceridae Brachycera subfamilies Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart {{Sphaeroceroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tucminae
''Tucminae'' is a subfamily of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies from Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th .... Genera *'' Tucma'' Mourguès-Schurter, 1987 References Sphaeroceridae Diptera of South America {{sphaeroceroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphaeroceroidea
Sphaeroceroidea is a superfamily of flies. It includes the cosmopolitan families of Sphaeroceridae (small dung flies), Heleomyzidae, and Chyromyidae, as well as a few smaller groups. It has about 2,600 species. Description Sphaeroceroids tend to be small flies a few millimetres in length. Each of the families has its own distinguishing traits. For example, Sphaeroceridae have black wings with an interrupted costa, and the first tarsomere of the hind leg is short and thick. Nannodastiidae are even smaller than usual for sphaeroceroids, with adults being 0.70-1.25 mm long, and their legs lack long setae. Ecology Larvae generally live and feed in various kinds of decaying organic matter, including manure, seaweed, fungi, rotting wood, compost and carrion. Nannodastiidae have a more restricted lifestyle. Adults have usually been found in tropical and subtropical beaches, often in caves or under cliff overhangs. The larvae are unknown, but they may be in the droppings of birds a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homalomitrinae
Homalomitrinae is a subfamily of flies belonging to the family Sphaeroceridae 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 the .... Genera * '' Homalomitra'' Borgmeier, 1931 * '' Sphaeromitra'' Roháček & Marshall, 1998 References Sphaeroceridae Brachycera subfamilies {{Sphaeroceroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heleomyzidae
The Heleomyzidae is a small family of true flies in the insect order Diptera. Over 740 described species of Heleomyzidae occur in about 76 generaPape, Thomas, Vladimir Blagoderov, and Michail B. Mostovski. "Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758." Animal Biodiversity. Magnolia Press, 2011. distributed throughout the world. Description Heleomyzids are small to medium-sized flies which vary in colour from yellow to reddish yellow or reddish brown to black. The wings often have small but distinctly longer, well-spaced spines mixed with the shorter spines along the leading edge and the crossveins are often clouded. Taxonomy Over 740 described species of Heleomyzidae occur in about 76 genera and 22 tribes distributed throughout the world; the greatest number occur in the Holarctic region. Around 100 species of Heleomyzidae are found in North America. Most of the subfamilies have been commonly recognized as families in the past, but are now included within the Heleomyzidae. The composi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sepsis Fulgens
''Sepsis fulgens'' is a small ant-mimicking fly sometimes called the "lesser dung fly", though this can also refer to any member of the distantly related fly family Sphaeroceridae. Distribution It is common in much of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and the Russian Far East. It tends to be less common at the northernmost areas of its range. In Northern Europe, it can be found from May to early October. In Southern Europe, it can be found year-round. Biology This fly is often seen visiting flowers in order to obtain a carbohydrate meal. But it is most often associated with a variety of animal dung, particularly that of cow and horse, on which the female will lay her eggs, and the larva will feed. Male ''S. fulgens'' are often more common on dung, as it here that they will wait for the females. In fact, males are so keen, that they will very often mount any visiting fly that bears a slight resemblance to another ''Sepsis'', including other males, but they will quickly dismount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acalyptratae
The Acalyptratae or Acalyptrata are a subsection of the Schizophora, which are a section of the order Diptera, the "true flies". In various contexts the Acalyptratae also are referred to informally as the acalyptrate muscoids, or acalyptrates, as opposed to the Calyptratae. All forms of the name refer to the lack of calypters in the members of this subsection of flies. An alternative name, Acalypterae is current, though in minority usage. It was first used by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1835 for a section of his tribe Muscides; he used it to refer to all acalyptrates plus scathophagids and phorids, but excluding Conopidae. The confusing forms of the names stem from their first usage; ''Acalyptratae'' and ''Acalyptrata'' actually are adjectival forms in New Latin. They were coined in the mid 19th century in contexts such as "Muscae Calyptratae and Acalyptratae" and "Diptera Acalyptrata", and the forms stuck. The Acalyptratae are a large assemblage, exhibiting very diverse h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxa
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion. If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were set forth in Carl Linnaeus's system in ''Systema Naturae'', 10th edition (1758), as well as an unpublished work by Bernard and Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. The idea of a unit-based system of biological classification was first made widely available in 1805 in the int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus '' Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should clearly demons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
