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Sphaeroceridae (lesser dung fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Sphaeroceridae

Taxonomy
Sphaeroceridae was named by Macquart (1835). It is extant. Its type is Sphaerocera.

It was assigned to Sphaeroceroidea by Evenhuis (1994); and to Schizophora by Wiegmann et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Sphaeroceridae Macquart
1994Sphaeroceridae Evenhuis
2011Sphaeroceridae Wiegmann et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
orderDiptera
NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
Heterodactyla
Eremoneura
suborderCyclorrhapha()
Schizophora
familySphaeroceridaeMacquart 1835
familySphaeroceridaeMacquart 1835

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Sphaeroceridae Macquart 1835 [lesser dung fly]
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Subfm. Copromyzinae Stenhammar 1855
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G. Copromyza Fallen 1820
Subfm. Limosininae Frey 1921
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G. Opalimosina Rohacek 1983
G. Pullimosina Rohacek 1983
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Subg. Pullimosina (Dahlimosina) Rohaeck 1983
G. Spelobia Spuler 1924
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Spelobia palaeobrevipteryx Marshall 1999
G. Telomerina Rohacek 1983
G. Xenolimosina Rohacek 1983
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Xenolimosina palaeospinosa Marshall 1999
Subfm. Sphaerocerinae Macquart 1835
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G. Sphaerocera Latreille 1805
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available