Sphaerocera Explained

Sphaerocera is a genus of flies belonging to the family of the lesser dung flies.^[1]

Species

• S. curvipes Latreille, 1805
• S. elephantis Hayashi, 1990^[2]
• S. flaviceps Malloch, 1925^[3]
• S. monilis Haliday, 1836
• S. pseudomonilis Nishijima & Yamazaki, 1984^[4]
• S. tuberculosa Kim, 1968^[5]

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. Hayashi. T.. A new species of the genus Sphaerocera Latreille, 1804, from Thailand (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae). Japanese Journal of Sanitary Zoology. 1990. 41. 3. 261–264..
3. Malloch. John Russel. A synopsis of New World flies of the genus Sphaerocera (Diptera, Borboridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 1925. 27. 117–123.
4. Nishijima. Y.. Yamazaki. K.. Studies on the sphaerocerid flies from Hokkaido, with descriptions of two new species (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae). Memorial Papers of Dr. KÙno Twentieth Anniversary July 1984, Sapporo 1984. 1984. 73–95..
5. Kim. K. C.. Revision of Sphaerocera, with description of a new genus Afromyia (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae).. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 1968. 61. 2. 296–312.