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Dung Flies
The Scathophagidae are a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus '' Scathophaga'' which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The name probably derives from the yellow dung fly (''Scathophaga stercoraria''), which is one of the most abundant and ubiquitous flies in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Description For terms, see Morphology of Diptera. The Scathophagidae are medium-sized or quite small flies with a body length of 3.0 to 12.0 mm. The body is slender, especially in males, usually with an elongated, cylindrical abdomen. Many scathophagids appear more robust, however, due to a dense pubescence. Body colour body ranges from yellow to black; some species are glossy, but never with a metallic gloss. Some species are bicolored. The eyes are wide-set on the frons in males and females. The bristles on the head, thorax, and legs are well developed. The oc ...
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Scatophagidae
Scatophagidae, the scats are a small family of ray-finned fishes in the order Perciformes Perciformes (), also called the Percomorpha or Acanthopteri, is an order or superorder of ray-finned fish. If considered a single order, they are the most numerous order of vertebrates, containing about 41% of all bony fish. Perciformes means .... They are found in the Indo-Pacific region but one species has been introduced elsewhere. Taxonomy Scatophagidae was first formally described as a family in 1883 by the American ichthyologist Theodore Nicholas Gill. They are classified in the superfamily Siganiodea, along with the rabbitfishes of the family Siganidae, within the suborder Percoidei in the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World''. Other workers have classified them with the surgeonfishes in the order Acanthuriformes or as ''incertae sedis'' within the series Eupercaria. The name of the family comes from its type genus ''Scatophagus'' and this is a compound of ''skatos'' meaning " ...
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Nearctic
The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America that are not in the Nearctic realm are Eastern Mexico, Southern Florida, coastal Central Florida, Central America, and the Caribbean islands, which, together with South America, are part of the Neotropical realm. Major ecological regions The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) divides the Nearctic into four bioregions, defined as "geographic clusters of ecoregions that may span several habitat types, but have strong biogeographic affinities, particularly at taxonomic levels higher than the species level (genus, family)." Canadian Shield The Canadian Shield bioregion extends across the northern portion of the continent, from the Aleutian Islands to Newfoundland. It includes the Nearctic's Arctic Tundra and Boreal forest ecoregions. In terms of flo ...
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Chaetosa
The genus ''Chaetosa'' are small to medium-sized predatory flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced .... Species *'' C. churchilli'' Malloch, 1931 *'' C. punctipes'' ( Meigen, 1826) References Scathophagidae Schizophora genera Taxa named by Daniel William Coquillett {{Muscoidea-stub ...
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Ceratinostoma
''Ceratinostoma'' is a genus of dung flies in the family Scathophagidae The Scathophagidae are a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus ''Scathophaga'' which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The nam .... There is at least one described species in ''Ceratinostoma'', ''C. ostiorum''. References Further reading * Scathophagidae Articles created by Qbugbot Schizophora genera {{Muscoidea-stub ...
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Americina
''Americina'' is a genus of dung flies in the family Scathophagidae The Scathophagidae are a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus ''Scathophaga'' which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The nam .... There is at least one described species in ''Americina'', ''A. adusta''. References Further reading * Scathophagidae Articles created by Qbugbot Schizophora genera {{Muscoidea-stub ...
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Amaurosoma
''Nanna'' is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory flies. Species *'' N. amurensis'' Ozerov, 2010 *'' N. armillata'' (Zetterstedt, 1846) *'' N. armillata'' (Zetterstedt, 1846) *'' N. articulata'' (Becker, 1894) *'' N. atripes'' ( Malloch, 1931) *'' N. bispinosa'' ( Malloch, 1920) *'' N. brevifrons'' (Zetterstedt, 1838) *'' N. brevifrons'' (Zetterstedt, 1838) *'' N. brunneicosta'' (Johnson, 1927) *'' N. carbonarium'' ( Hendel, 1930) *'' N. fasciata'' ( Meigen, 1826) *'' N. flavipes'' ( Fallén, 1819) *'' N. indotatum'' Engelmark, 1999 *'' N. inermis'' (Becker, 1894) *'' N. kamtschatkense'' ( Hendel, 1930) *'' N. katmaiensis'' ( Malloch, 1920) *'' N. leucochaetum'' (Meijere, 1907) *'' N. leucostoma'' (Zetterstedt, 1846) *'' N. leucostoma'' (Zetterstedt, 1846) *'' N. loewi'' (Becker, 1894) *'' N. longicornis'' ( Roser, 1840) *'' N. mensurata'' (Becker, 1894) *'' N. multisetosa'' (Hackman, 1956) *'' N. nigrifrontata'' (Becker, 1894) *'' N. nigriventris'' ( Loew, 1864) *'' N. nutan ...
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Allomyella
''Allomyella'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Scathophagidae The Scathophagidae are a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus ''Scathophaga'' which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The nam .... The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. Species: * '' Allomyella albipennis'' (Zetterstedt, 1838) * '' Allomyella borealis'' Curran, 1927 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q14618059 Scathophagidae ...
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Acanthocnema
''Acanthocnema'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Scathophagidae The Scathophagidae are a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus ''Scathophaga'' which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The nam .... The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. Species: *'' Acanthocnema albibarba'' *'' Acanthocnema capillata'' *'' Acanthocnema glaucescens'' *'' Acanthocnema himalaica'' *'' Acanthocnema longispina'' *'' Acanthocnema nigrimana'' *'' Acanthocnema ruficauda'' *'' Acanthocnema sternalis'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q14617927 Scathophagidae Muscoidea genera ...
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