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Scathophaginae is a subfamily of
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 n ...
in the family
Scathophagidae The Scathophagidae are a small family (biology), family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this misnomer, name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus ''Scathophaga'' which do indeed pass their larval sta ...
. There are at least 30 genera and 130 described species in Scathophaginae.


Genera

These 33 genera belong to the subfamily Scathophaginae: * '' Acanthocnema'' Becker, 1894 i c g * '' Acerocnema'' Becker, 1894 i c g * '' Allomyella'' Malloch, 1923 i c g * '' Brooksiella'' Vockeroth, 1987 i * '' Bucephalina'' Malloch, 1919 i c g * '' Ceratinostoma'' Meade, 1885 i c g b * ''
Chaetosa The genus ''Chaetosa'' are small to medium-sized predatory 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 ...
'' Coquillett, 1898 i c g * ''
Cordilura ''Cordilura'' is a genus of dung flies in the family Scathophagidae. There are more than 90 described species in ''Cordilura''. Species These 97 species belong to the genus ''Cordilura'': * '' Cordilura aberrans'' (Becker, 1894) * '' Cordilura ...
'' Fallen, 1810 i g b * '' Cordylurella'' Malloch, 1919 i c g b * '' Cosmetopus'' Becker, 1894 i c g * '' Dromogaster'' Vockeroth, 1995 i * '' Ernoneura'' Becker, 1894 i c g * '' Gimnomera'' Rondani, 1866 i c g * '' Gonarcticus'' Becker, 1894 i c g * '' Gonatherus'' Rondani, 1856 i c g * '' Huckettia'' Vockeroth, 1995 i * ''
Hydromyza ''Hydromyza'' 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 ''Scathoph ...
'' Fallen, 1813 i c g b * '' Megaphthalma'' Becker, 1894 i c g * '' Megaphthalmoides'' Ringdahl, 1936 i c g * '' Microprosopa'' Becker, 1894 i c g * ''
Nanna Nanna may refer to: *Grandmother Mythology * Sin (mythology), god of the moon in Sumerian mythology, also called Suen * Nanna (Norse deity), goddess associated with the god Baldr in Norse mythology * Nana Buluku, Fon/Dahomey androgynous deity c ...
'' Becker, 1894 i g * '' Neorthacheta'' Vockeroth, 1987 i c g * '' Norellisoma'' Hendel, 1910 i c g * '' Okeniella'' Hendel, 1907 i c g * '' Orthacheta'' Becker, 1894 i c g * '' Peratomyia'' Vockeroth, 1987 i * '' Pleurochaetella'' Vockeroth, 1965 i c g * '' Pogonota'' Zetterstedt, 1860 i c g * '' Scathophaga'' Meigen, 1803 i g b * ''
Spaziphora The genus ''Spaziphora'' are small to medium-sized predatory Fly, flies. Species *''Spaziphora cincta, S. cincta'' (Hermann Loew, Loew, 1863) *''Spaziphora hydromyzina, S. hydromyzina'' (Carl Fredrik Fallén, Fallén, 1819) *''Spaziphora tomkovi ...
'' Rondani, 1856 i c g b * '' Staegeria'' Rondani, 1856 i c g * '' Synchysa'' Vockeroth, 1987 i * '' Trichopalpus'' Rondani, 1856 i c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net


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