Puncticorpus | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Puncticorpus |
Type species | |
Limosina (Puncticorpus) brevipennis |
Puncticorpus is a genus of flies belonging to the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies. [2]
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 short antennae, and more precisely they are members of the section Schizophora. There are over 1,300 species and about 125 genera accepted as valid today, but new taxa are still being described.
Poecilosomella is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies. These small flies, often with attractive patterning on the wings and body, are commonly found in a wide range of habitats throughout the Old World and Australasia.
Copromyzinae is a subfamily of flies belonging to the family Sphaeroceridae.
Copromyza is a genus of flies belonging to the family lesser dung flies.
Acuminiseta is a genus of flies belonging to the family lesser dung flies.
Limosininae is a subfamily of flies belonging to the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies.
Aptilotus is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Ceroptera is a genus of flies belonging to the family of the Lesser Dung flies.
Chaetopodella is a genus of flies belonging to the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies.
Chaetopodella is a subgenus of flies belonging to the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies.
Coproica is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Leptocera is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Allolimosina is a subgenus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Svarciella is a subgenus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Minilimosina is a genus of lesser dung flies in the family Sphaeroceridae. There are more than 70 described species in Minilimosina, found on every continent except Antarctica.
Rachispoda is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Pseudocollinella is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Pullimosina is a genus of flies in the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies.
Spelobia is a genus of flies belonging to the family of the Lesser Dung flies.
Terrilimosina is a genus of flies belonging to the family of the Lesser Dung flies.