Scathophaga


The genus Scathophaga are small to medium sized predatory flies that for the most part, have larvae that feed on other insect larva within animal dung or decaying vegetable matter. Many are highly variable, sometimes producing small, infertile males that superficially resemble females. This species is an example of an organism which may selectively store the sperm of multiple males, as females have three to four spermathecae.

Species

These 99 species belong to the genus Scathophaga:Scathophaga alashanica Scathophaga alata c gScathophaga albidohirta c gScathophaga albipes gScathophaga aldrichi i c gScathophaga amplipennis c gScathophaga analis c gScathophaga apicalis i c gScathophaga arrogans c gScathophaga bicolor c gScathophaga bipunctata c gScathophaga bohemiae Sifner, 2000 c gScathophaga buryatica Scathophaga calceata Ozerov, 2008 c gScathophaga calida c gScathophaga cineraria c gScathophaga claripennis c gScathophaga cordylurina c gScathophaga crinita i c g bScathophaga curtipilata Feng, 2002 c gScathophaga dalmatica c gScathophaga dasythrix i c gScathophaga decipiens c gScathophaga eoa Ozerov, 2007 c gScathophaga erythrostoma c gScathophaga estotilandica c gScathophaga exalata Ozerov, 1997 c gScathophaga eximia c gScathophaga exotica c gScathophaga flavihirta Sun, 1998 c gScathophaga fluvialis c gScathophaga foetulecta c gScathophaga fontinalis c gScathophaga frigida i c gScathophaga furcata i c g bScathophaga gigantea c gScathophaga grisea i c gScathophaga guerini c gScathophaga hiemalis i c gScathophaga humilis c gScathophaga incola i c gScathophaga infumatum c gScathophaga inquinata c gScathophaga intermedia i c g bScathophaga islandica i c gScathophaga janmayeni gScathophaga jezeki c gScathophaga jizerensis Sifner, 2004 c gScathophaga kaszabi Sifner, 1975 c gScathophaga lapponica i c gScathophaga lateralis c gScathophaga limbata c gScathophaga litorea i c gScathophaga lutaria c gScathophaga magnipennis c gScathophaga mellipes Coquillett, 1898 gScathophaga mihalyii Sifner, 1975 c gScathophaga milani Sifner, 1981 c gScathophaga moceki Sifner, 2004 c gScathophaga mollis i c gScathophaga monticola i c gScathophaga multisetosa i c gScathophaga nelsoni Sifner, 2003 c gScathophaga nemorosa c gScathophaga nigricans c gScathophaga nigricornis c gScathophaga nigripalpis i c gScathophaga nigrohirta c gScathophaga nigrolimbata i c g bScathophaga obscura i c gScathophaga obscurinervis i c gScathophaga ochrocephala c gScathophaga odontosternita Feng, 1999 c gScathophaga orcasae i c gScathophaga pallipes c gScathophaga parisiensis c gScathophaga parviceps c gScathophaga pictipennis i c gScathophaga pubescens c gScathophaga reses i c g bScathophaga robusta i c gScathophaga scropharia c gScathophaga scybalaria c gScathophaga semiatra c gScathophaga sinensis Sun, 1998 c gScathophaga socia c gScathophaga soror Wiedemann, 1818 c gScathophaga staryi Sifner, 2000 c gScathophaga stercoraria i c g b Scathophaga striatipes c gScathophaga subpolita Malloch, 1935 i c gScathophaga suilla i c g bScathophaga tessellata c gScathophaga thoracica c gScathophaga tinctinervis c gScathophaga tropicalis c gScathophaga umbrarum c gScathophaga varipes i c gScathophaga villosiventre c gScathophaga vlastae Sifner, 2000 c gScathophaga xinjiangensis Sun, 1998 c g
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net