Spelobia belanica Rohácek, 2001
(a lesser dung fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSpelobia belanica (a lesser dung fly)
GenusSpelobia (a genus of lesser dung flies)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Roháček, J. & Valentine, J. 2002 The first British record of Spelobia (Spelobia) belanica Roháček, 1983 (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae). Dipterists Digest (2nd Series) Vol 9: 179-180.

Spelobia belanica (a lesser dung fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Spelobia belanica (a lesser dung fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Spelobia belanica (a lesser dung fly)
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