Sphaeroceridae
Sphaeroceridae are a family (biology), family of true flies in the order (biology), order Fly, 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 antenna (biology), antennae, and more precisely they are members of the section (zoology), 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 Calliphoridae, 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 (zoology), subsection Acalyptratae. Among their superfamily (zoology), 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 c ...
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Limosininae
''Limosininae'' is a subfamily of flies belonging to the family Sphaeroceridae Sphaeroceridae are a family (biology), family of true flies in the order (biology), order Fly, Diptera, often called small dung flies, lesser dung flies or lesser corpse flies due to their saprophagous habits. They belong to the typical fly subo ..., the lesser dung flies. Genera Genera include: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q21221851 Sphaeroceridae Brachycera subfamilies ...
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