LIMOSININAE
(a subfamily of lesser dung flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
images
No of
ID refs
Male (Click to open)
Genus 1 subtaxa 11 images
Species 1 ident. refs
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
Female (Click to open)
Genus 1 subtaxa 26 images 1 ident. refs
Genus 2 ident. refs
Female (Click to open)
Genus 1 subtaxa 7 images
Female (Click to open)
Genus 1 subtaxa 9 images
Male (Click to open)
Genus 3 subtaxa 16 images 2 ident. refs
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Female (Click to open)
Genus 1 subtaxa 24 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubfamilyLIMOSININAE (a subfamily of lesser dung flies)
FamilySPHAEROCERIDAE (lesser dung flies)
SuperfamilySPHAEROCEROIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

LIMOSININAE (a subfamily of lesser dung flies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for LIMOSININAE (a subfamily of lesser dung flies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for LIMOSININAE (a subfamily of lesser dung flies)
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