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'''Sphaeroceroidea''' is a [[Taxonomic rank|superfamily]] of [[fly|flies]]. It includes the cosmopolitan families of [[Sphaeroceridae]] (small dung flies), [[Heleomyzidae]], and [[Chyromyidae]], as well as a few smaller groups. |
'''Sphaeroceroidea''' is a [[Taxonomic rank|superfamily]] of [[fly|flies]]. It includes the cosmopolitan families of [[Sphaeroceridae]] (small dung flies), [[Heleomyzidae]], and [[Chyromyidae]], as well as a few smaller groups.<ref name="Kahanpää pp. 319–324">{{cite journal | last=Kahanpää | first=Jere | title=Checklist of the fly families Chyromyidae and Heleomyzidae (Diptera) of Finland | journal=ZooKeys | publisher=Pensoft Publishers | volume=441 | date=2014-09-19 | issn=1313-2970 | doi=10.3897/zookeys.441.7507 | pages=319–324}}</ref> It has about 2,600 species.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Bayless |first=Keith M. |last2=Trautwein |first2=Michelle D. |last3=Meusemann |first3=Karen |last4=Shin |first4=Seunggwan |last5=Petersen |first5=Malte |last6=Donath |first6=Alexander |last7=Podsiadlowski |first7=Lars |last8=Mayer |first8=Christoph |last9=Niehuis |first9=Oliver |last10=Peters |first10=Ralph S. |last11=Meier |first11=Rudolf |last12=Kutty |first12=Sujatha Narayanan |last13=Liu |first13=Shanlin |last14=Zhou |first14=Xin |last15=Misof |first15=Bernhard |date=2021 |title=Beyond Drosophila: resolving the rapid radiation of schizophoran flies with phylotranscriptomics |url=https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-020-00944-8 |journal=BMC Biology |language=en |volume=19 |issue=1 |pages=23 |doi=10.1186/s12915-020-00944-8 |issn=1741-7007 |pmc=PMC7871583 |pmid=33557827}}</ref> |
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== Description == |
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Sphaeroceroids tend to be small flies a few millimetres in length.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Family Chyromyidae |url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/102942 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=bugguide.net}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Family Heleomyzidae |url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/12760 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=bugguide.net}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Family Sphaeroceridae - Lesser Dung Flies |url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/17765 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=bugguide.net}}</ref> Each of the families has its own distinguishing traits. For example, Sphaeroceridae have black wings with an interrupted costa, and the first tarsomere of the hind leg is short and thick.<ref name=":3" /> Nannodastiidae are even smaller than usual for sphaeroceroids, with adults being 0.70-1.25 mm long, and their legs lack long [[Seta|setae]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last=Papp |first=L. |last2=Mathis |first2=W. N. |date=2001 |title=A review of the family Nannodastiidae (Diptera) |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16279583#page/347/mode/1up |journal=Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington |volume=103 |issue=2 |pages=337-348}}</ref> |
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== Ecology == |
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Larvae generally live and feed in various kinds of decaying organic matter, including [[manure]], [[seaweed]], [[Fungus|fungi]], rotting [[wood]], [[compost]] and [[carrion]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> |
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Nannodastiidae have a more restricted lifestyle. Adults have usually been found in tropical and subtropical [[Beach|beaches]], often in caves or under cliff overhangs. The larvae are unknown, but they may be in the droppings of birds and mammals which are abundant in such habitats.<ref name=":4" /> |
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== Taxonomy == |
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The taxonomic composition of Sphaeroceroidea has been disputed. In 2007, there was a proposal to combine the families Heleomyzidae and Sphaeroceridae into one family, Heteromyzidae.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=McAlpine |first=David K. |date=2007-08-29 |title=Review of the Borboroidini or Wombat Flies (Diptera: Heteromyzidae), with reconsideration of the status of families Heleomyzidae and Sphaeroceridae, and descriptions of femoral gland-baskets |url=https://journals.australian.museum/mcalpine-2007-rec-aust-mus-593-143219/ |journal=Records of the Australian Museum |language=en |volume=59 |issue=3 |pages=143–219 |doi=10.3853/j.0067-1975.59.2007.1487 |issn=0067-1975}}</ref> Other, more recent studies have kept these two families separate.<ref name="Kahanpää pp. 319–324" /><ref name=":0" /> |
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== Phylogeny == |
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A 2021 study confirmed that the superfamily is [[Monophyly|monophyletic]]. Additionally, it found that Sphaeroceroidea is the [[sister group]] to all other [[Schizophora]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Section: | Schizophora |
| Subsection: | Acalyptratae |
| Superfamily: | Sphaeroceroidea |
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Sphaeroceroidea is a superfamily of flies. It includes the cosmopolitan families of Sphaeroceridae (small dung flies), Heleomyzidae, and Chyromyidae, as well as a few smaller groups.[1] It has about 2,600 species.[2]
Description
Sphaeroceroids tend to be small flies a few millimetres in length.[3][4][5] Each of the families has its own distinguishing traits. For example, Sphaeroceridae have black wings with an interrupted costa, and the first tarsomere of the hind leg is short and thick.[5] Nannodastiidae are even smaller than usual for sphaeroceroids, with adults being 0.70-1.25 mm long, and their legs lack long setae.[6]
Ecology
Larvae generally live and feed in various kinds of decaying organic matter, including manure, seaweed, fungi, rotting wood, compost and carrion.[3][4][5]
Nannodastiidae have a more restricted lifestyle. Adults have usually been found in tropical and subtropical beaches, often in caves or under cliff overhangs. The larvae are unknown, but they may be in the droppings of birds and mammals which are abundant in such habitats.[6]
Taxonomy
The taxonomic composition of Sphaeroceroidea has been disputed. In 2007, there was a proposal to combine the families Heleomyzidae and Sphaeroceridae into one family, Heteromyzidae.[7] Other, more recent studies have kept these two families separate.[1][2]
Phylogeny
A 2021 study confirmed that the superfamily is monophyletic. Additionally, it found that Sphaeroceroidea is the sister group to all other Schizophora.[2]
References
- ^ a b Kahanpää, Jere (2014-09-19). "Checklist of the fly families Chyromyidae and Heleomyzidae (Diptera) of Finland". ZooKeys. 441. Pensoft Publishers: 319–324. doi:10.3897/zookeys.441.7507. ISSN 1313-2970.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b c Bayless, Keith M.; Trautwein, Michelle D.; Meusemann, Karen; Shin, Seunggwan; Petersen, Malte; Donath, Alexander; Podsiadlowski, Lars; Mayer, Christoph; Niehuis, Oliver; Peters, Ralph S.; Meier, Rudolf; Kutty, Sujatha Narayanan; Liu, Shanlin; Zhou, Xin; Misof, Bernhard (2021). "Beyond Drosophila: resolving the rapid radiation of schizophoran flies with phylotranscriptomics". BMC Biology. 19 (1): 23. doi:10.1186/s12915-020-00944-8. ISSN 1741-7007. PMC 7871583. PMID 33557827.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b "Family Chyromyidae". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ a b "Family Heleomyzidae". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ a b c "Family Sphaeroceridae - Lesser Dung Flies". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ a b Papp, L.; Mathis, W. N. (2001). "A review of the family Nannodastiidae (Diptera)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 103 (2): 337–348.
- ^ McAlpine, David K. (2007-08-29). "Review of the Borboroidini or Wombat Flies (Diptera: Heteromyzidae), with reconsideration of the status of families Heleomyzidae and Sphaeroceridae, and descriptions of femoral gland-baskets". Records of the Australian Museum. 59 (3): 143–219. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.59.2007.1487. ISSN 0067-1975.
Data related to Sphaeroceroidea at Wikispecies
