Philocoprella Explained

Philocoprella is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.^[1]

Species

• P. arvernica (Richards, 1929)
• P. italica (Deeming, 1964)^[2]
• P. mongolica Papp, 1973^[3]
• P. quadrispina (Laurence, 1952)^[4]
• P. rectiradiata Papp, 1973^[3]

Further reading

• Laurence, B. R. 1952. Two coprophilous Diptera (Borboridae and Sepsidae) new to Britain. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 88: 81-82

Notes and References

1. Book: Rohček . Jindřich . Marshall . Stephen A. . Norrbom . Allen L. . Buck . Matthias . Quiros . Dora Isabel . Smith . Ian . Rohček . Jindřich . World Catalog of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera) . 2001 . Slezské Zemské Muzeum . Opava . 978-8086224213 . 1–414 . 3 September 2017.
2. Deeming . J. C . A new species of Leptocera Olivier (Philocoprella Richards) from Italy (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae) . Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B . 1964 . 33 . 145–146.
3. Papp . László . Sphaeroceridae (Diptera) from Mongolia . Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae . 1973 . 19 . 369–425.
4. Laurence . B. R. . Two coprophilous Diptera (Borboridae and Sepsidae) new to Britain . The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine . 1952 . 88 . 81–82.