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World Catalog of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera)

By Jindrich Rohácek, Stephen A. Marshall, et al.
Edited by Jindrich Rohácek
December 2001
Slezské Zemské Muzeum
ISBN: 80-86224-21-X
414 pages, illustrated
$161.50 paper original

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This first world catalog of lesser dung flies includes all taxa described in the family during 1800-2000 (1,344 valid species-group taxa and 124 genus-group taxa are recorded along with all synonyms and published generic and subgeneric combinations). In addition, nomina nuda and doubtful genera are listed. A number of new nomenclatural changes are proposed. Taxa excluded are reviewed in detail. A history of taxonomic research on the family is outlined, and its systematic position and classification summarized. 26 black & white illustrations are provided, depicting characteristic representatives of the different subgroups of Sphaeroceridae. A world bibliography is included (over 1300 references).

Entomology