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Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaHexapodaInsectaDiptera

Family Sphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835 · Lesser Dung Flies

Species in this portal
15
Ecological class
9 troglophiles, 5 trogloxenes and 1 troglobiont
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
18 states and provinces
Counties
94
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks

Genera

  • Leptocera 2 in portal
  • Limomyza 1 in portal
  • Rudolfina 1 in portal
  • Spelobia 6 in portal
  • Telomerina 3 in portal
  • Terrilimosina 1 in portal
  • Xenolimosina 1 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Leptocera atra (Adams, 1903) Troglophile NM
Leptocera caenosa (Rondani, 1880) Troglophile GNR GA
Limomyza cavernicola Marshall, 1997 Trogloxene CO
Rudolfina cavernicola Marshall & Fitzgerald, 1997 Troglophile CO
Spelobia clunipes (Meigen, 1830) Troglophile GNR VA
Spelobia maculipennis (Spuler, 1925) Trogloxene GNR CO
Spelobia pseudosetaria (Duda, 1918) Trogloxene GNR CO
Spelobia semioculata (Richards, 1965) Troglophile GNR IA, IL, TN, VA, WI
Spelobia tenebrarum (Aldrich, 1897) Cave dung fly Troglobiont G5 AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, MO, NY, OK, PA, TN, VA, WV Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Spelobia tuberculosa Marshall, 1985 Trogloxene GNR CO
Telomerina cana Marshall & Roháček, 1984 Troglophile AL, TN
Telomerina chillcotti Marshall & Roháček, 1984 Troglophile GNR TN, TX
Telomerina flavipes (Meigen, 1830) Troglophile GNR AR
Terrilimosina racovitzai (Bezzi, 1911) Troglophile GNR IA, IL, NY, PA, WI
Xenolimosina sicula Marshall, 1985 Trogloxene GNR CO

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
BXWWR
GBIF
6924
ITIS
145784
iNaturalist
177496
NCBI Taxonomy
114620

Cave Biology Data Portal

Species accounts, distributions, and conservation status for the subterranean fauna of North America and around the globe, with resources for the cave and karst research community.

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