Achaetothorax

Achaetothorax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Sphaeroceridae
Subfamily:	Copromyzinae
Genus:	Achaetothorax ; Hedicke, 1923
Type species
	Gymnothorax abyssinica ; Duda, 1923
Synonyms
	Gymnothorax Duda, 1923; FemoromyzaRichards, 1939;

Last updated January 08, 2026

Achaetothorax is a genus of flies belonging to the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies.^[4]

Species

A. abyssinica (Duda, 1923)^[2]
A. acrostichalis Papp & Norrbom, 1992^[5]
A. completus Norrbom & Papp, 1994^[6]
A. concavus Norrbom & Papp, 1994^[6]
A. coninckae Norrbom & Papp, 1994^[6]
A. crypticus Papp & Norrbom, 1992^[5]
A. flavipes Papp & Norrbom, 1992^[5]
A. grootaerti Norrbom & Papp, 1994^[6]
A. malayensis Papp & Norrbom, 1992^[5]
A. medialis Norrbom & Papp, 1994^[6]
A. pectinatus Norrbom & Papp, 1994^[6]
A. rhinocerotis (Richards, 1939)^[3]
A. straeleninus (Richards, 1980)^[7]
A. trochanteratus Papp & Norrbom, 1992^[5]
A. vojnitsi Papp & Norrbom, 1992^[5]
A. whittingtoni Norrbom & Papp, 1994^[6]

References

↑ Hedicke, H. (1923). "Nomina nova. IV". Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift. 1923: 431.
1 2 3 Duda, Oswald (1923). "Revision der altweltlichen Arten der Gattung Borborus (Cypsela) Meigen (Dipteren)". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Abteilung A. 89 (4): 35–112. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
1 2 Richards, O. W. (1939). "Some African Sphaeroceridae (Borboridae) in the collection of the British Museum (Diptera)". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B. 8: 68–73.
↑ Rohček, Jindřich; Marshall, Stephen A.; Norrbom, Allen L.; Buck, Matthias; Quiros, Dora Isabel; Smith, Ian (2001). Rohček, Jindřich (ed.). World Catalog of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera). Opava: Slezské Zemské Muzeum. pp. 1–414. ISBN 978-8086224213 . Retrieved 3 September 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Papp, L.; Norrbom, A. L. (1992). "Taxonomy of the Palaeotropical genus Achaetothorax Hedicke (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae)". Acta Zoologica Hungarica. 38: 321–344.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Norrbom, A. L.; Papp, L. (1994). "Additional new species and analysis of phylogenetic relationships of Achaetothorax Hedicke (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae)". Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 40 (1): 65–86.
↑ Richards, O. W. (1980). 57. Family Sphaeroceridae. In Crosskey, R. W. (ed.): Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. 1437 pp. London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. 614–626. ISBN 9780565008215.

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[Hedicke1923-1] Hedicke, H. (1923). "Nomina nova. IV". Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift. 1923: 431.

[Duda1923-2] 1 2 3 Duda, Oswald (1923). "Revision der altweltlichen Arten der Gattung Borborus (Cypsela) Meigen (Dipteren)". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Abteilung A. 89 (4): 35–112. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

[Richards1939-3] 1 2 Richards, O. W. (1939). "Some African Sphaeroceridae (Borboridae) in the collection of the British Museum (Diptera)". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B. 8: 68–73.

[Rohček2001-4] Rohček, Jindřich; Marshall, Stephen A.; Norrbom, Allen L.; Buck, Matthias; Quiros, Dora Isabel; Smith, Ian (2001). Rohček, Jindřich (ed.). World Catalog of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera). Opava: Slezské Zemské Muzeum. pp. 1–414. ISBN 978-8086224213 . Retrieved 3 September 2017.

[PappNorrbom1992-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Papp, L.; Norrbom, A. L. (1992). "Taxonomy of the Palaeotropical genus Achaetothorax Hedicke (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae)". Acta Zoologica Hungarica. 38: 321–344.

[NorrbomPapp1994-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Norrbom, A. L.; Papp, L. (1994). "Additional new species and analysis of phylogenetic relationships of Achaetothorax Hedicke (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae)". Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 40 (1): 65–86.

[Richards1980-7] Richards, O. W. (1980). 57. Family Sphaeroceridae. In Crosskey, R. W. (ed.): Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. 1437 pp. London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. 614–626. ISBN 9780565008215.

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