Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Subclass Pterygota > Order Diptera > Suborder Brachycera > Kingdom Schizophora > Kingdom Acalyptrata > Superfamily Sphaeroceroidea

Sphaeroceridae

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Copromyzinae
Limosininae
Sphaerocerinae

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): springfluer sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: drekvliegen

English: lesser dung flies sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: lesser dung flies sources: Charles Hussey

Norwegian: springfluer sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: springfluer

Norwegian Nynorsk: springfluger

Nynorsk (Norwegian): springfluger sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: hoppflugor

Literature

basis of record	Grootaert, P.; De Bruyn, L; De Meyer, M. (1991). Catalogue of the Diptera of Belgium. Studiedocumenten van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, 70: 338pp.

Taxon found in 171 publications.

Genbank

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External Links

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Citation

Wyatt, N. (2014). Sphaeroceridae. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:150947

Dr Jind_ich Rohacek. Sphaeroceridae. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=10958