Lotophila is a genus of flies belonging to the family lesser dung flies.[2][5]

Lotophila
Lotophila atra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sphaeroceridae
Subfamily: Copromyzinae
Genus: Lotophila
Lioy, 1864[1][2]
Type species
Borborus lugens
Meigen, 1830[3]
Synonyms
  • Olinea Richards, 1965[4]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Lioy, Paolo (1864). "I Ditteri distribuiti secondo un nuovo metodo di classificazione naturale". Atti Dellí Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti. Serie III. 9. Venezia: 1087–1126.
  2. ^ a b Norrbom, A.L.; Kim, K.C. (1984). "Taxonomic status of Lotophila Lioy, with a review of L. atra (Meigen) (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 86 (2): 305–311. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. ^ Meigen, Johann Wilhelm (1830). "Borborus". Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten. Vol. 6. Hamm: Schulzesche Buchhandlung. p. 203.
  4. ^ Chandler, Peter J. (1998). "Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera". Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 12. Royal Entomological Society: 1–234. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Pitkin, B.R. (1988). "Lesser dung flies, Diptera: Sphaeroceridae". Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10 (Part 5e). London: Royal Entomological Society of London: 1–175.
  6. ^ Hayashi, Toshihiko (1991). "Records of the genus Lotophila Lioy from the Oriental region, with the description of a new subspecies of L. pallida Hayashi (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae)". Japanese Journal of Sanitary Zoology. 42 (1): 9–13. doi:10.7601/mez.42.9.
  7. ^ Hayashi, Toshihiko (2003). "A new species and distributional notes on the genus Lotophila Lioy (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) from the Oriental Region". Medical Entomology and Zoology. 54 (4): 367–370. doi:10.7601/mez.54.367. Retrieved 15 July 2017.