Biology:Scathophaginae

Short description: Subfamily of flies

Scathophaginae
Cordilura
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Scathophagidae
Subfamily:	Scathophaginae

Scathophaginae is a subfamily of dung flies in the family Scathophagidae. There are at least 30 genera and 130 described species in Scathophaginae.

Scathophaga stercoraria

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 Coquillett, 1898 ^{i c g}
• 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 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 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 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

Further reading

• Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 1987. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8. http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.817747/publication.html. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q21216262 entry