WoRMS taxon details
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835
Borboridae Newman, 1834 · unaccepted (Synonym)
- Subfamily Archiborborinae
- Genus Antrops Enderlein, 1909
- Genus Archiborborus Duda, 1921
- Genus Penola Richards, 1941
- Genus Coproica Rondani, 1861
- Subfamily Copromyzinae
- Genus Copromyza Fallén, 1810
- Subfamily Limosininae
- Genus Anatalanta Eaton, 1875
- Genus Chaetopodella Duda, 1920
- Genus Gonioneura Rondani, 1880
- Genus Halidayina Duda, 1918
- Genus Kimosina Rohacek, 1983
- Genus Leptocera Olivier, 1813
- Genus Limosina Macquart, 1835
- Genus Opacifrons Duda, 1918
- Genus Phthitia Enderlein, 1938
- Genus Pullimosina Rohacek, 1983
- Genus Rachispoda Lioy, 1864
- Genus Sclerocoelus Marshall, 1995
- Genus Siphlopteryx Enderlein, 1909
- Genus Spelobia Spuler, 1924
- Genus Thoracochaeta Duda, 1918
- Genus Norrbomia Papp, 1988
- Genus Poecilosomella Duda, 1925
- Subfamily Sphaerocerinae
- Genus Sphaerocera Latreille, 1804
- Genus Borborus Meigen, 1803 accepted as Sphaerocera Latreille, 1804 (Synonym)
- Genus Spinilimosina Roháček, 1983
- Genus Trachyopella Duda, 1920
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Macquart, J. (1835). Histoire naturelle des insectes : Diptères / par M. Macquart. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50115 [details]
WoRMS (2025). Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=150947 on 2025-11-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Macquart, J. (1835). Histoire naturelle des insectes : Diptères / par M. Macquart. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50115 [details]
original description (of Borboridae Newman, 1834) Newman, E. (1834). Attempted division of British insects into natural orders. <em>Entomological Magazine.</em> 2, 379–431., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8980527 [details]
basis of record Grootaert, P.; De Bruyn, L.; De Meyer, M. (1991). Catalogue of the Diptera of Belgium. <em>Studiedocumenten van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen.</em> 70: 338pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Borboridae Newman, 1834) Newman, E. (1834). Attempted division of British insects into natural orders. <em>Entomological Magazine.</em> 2, 379–431., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8980527 [details]
basis of record Grootaert, P.; De Bruyn, L.; De Meyer, M. (1991). Catalogue of the Diptera of Belgium. <em>Studiedocumenten van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen.</em> 70: 338pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
