''Sphaerocerinae'' is a subfamily of
flies
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...
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 their ...
.
Genera
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Afromyia
''Afromyia'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Species
*'' A. flavimana'' Papp, 1978
*'' A. ghanensis'' Papp, 1978
*'' A. jeanneli'' (Richards, 1938)
*'' A. longipes'' (Richards, 1951)
*'' A. ruandana'' (Vanschuytbr ...
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Kim, 1968
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Ischiolepta
''Ischiolepta'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family lesser dung flies.
Species
*'' I. baloghi'' Papp, 2003
*'' I. barberi'' Han & Marshall, 1992
*'' I. biuncialis'' Dong, Yang & Hayashi, 2007
*'' I. crenata'' ( Meigen, 1838)
*'' I. cyr ...
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Lioy, 1864
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Lotobia
''Lotobia'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Species
*'' L. africana'' (Becker
Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to bak ...
''
Lioy, 1864
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Mesosphaerocera
''Mesosphaerocera'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies. Along with Parasphaerocera and Neosphaerocera, Mesosphaerocera is closely related to Afromyia
''Afromyia'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesse ...
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Kim, 1972
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Neosphaerocera
''Neosphaerocera'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Species
*'' N. boraceiensis'' Mourgues-Schurter, 1981
*'' N. breviradiata'' (Papp, 1978)
*'' N. flavicoxa'' ( Malloch, 1925)
*'' N. diadelpha'' Mourgues-Schurter, ...
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Kim, 1972
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Parasphaerocera
''Parasphaerocera'' is a genus of lesser dung flies (insects belonging to the family Sphaeroceridae).
Species
*'' P. ampla'' Kim, 1972
*'' P. baloghi'' Papp, 1978
*'' P. bimaculata'' ( Williston, 1896)
*'' P. chimborazo'' (Richards, 1965)
*'' P. ...
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Spuler, 1924
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Safaria
''Safaria'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family of the Lesser Dung flies.
Species
*'' S. abyssinica'' Richards, 1951
*'' S. brachyptera'' Richards, 1966
*'' S. chelata'' Richards, 1950
*'' S. cornuta'' ( Duda, 1926)
*'' S. forcipata'' R ...
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Richards, 1950
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Sphaerocera
''Sphaerocera'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family of the lesser dung flies.
Species
*'' S. curvipes'' Latreille, 1805
*'' S. elephantis'' Hayashi, 1990
*'' S. flaviceps'' Malloch, 1925
*'' S. monilis'' Haliday, 1836
*'' S. pseudomo ...
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Latreille, 1804
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Trichosphaerocera
''Trichosphaerocera'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Species
*'' T. africana'' Papp, 1978
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q18108550
Sphaeroceridae
Diptera of Africa
Brachycera genera ...
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Papp, 1978
References
Sphaeroceridae
Brachycera subfamilies
Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
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