Cordilura

Fallén, 1810

Species Guides

Cordilura adrogans
Cordilura carbonaria
Cordilura confusa
Cordilura deceptiva
Cordilura dimidiata
Cordilura emarginata
Cordilura fuscipes
Cordilura gagatina
Cordilura glabra

Cordilura is a large of dung flies (Scathophagidae) comprising approximately 90 worldwide. The genus is primarily distributed across the Holarctic region, with the greatest diversity in the Palaearctic and Nearctic regions. Larvae are known to serve as prey for predatory insects such as Orthacheta hirtipes.

Cordilura fuscipes by (c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by David Anderson. Used under a CC-BY license.

Cordilura intermedia by (c) Bennett Grappone, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bennett Grappone. Used under a CC-BY license.

Cordilura praeusta by (c) Rob Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Rob Foster. Used under a CC-BY license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Cordilura: /kɔɹˈdɪl.jʊrə/

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Distribution

Primarily Holarctic: 50 in the Palaearctic, 43 in the Nearctic, with 7 species having trans-Holarctic distributions. Two species extend into the Oriental Region. In Russia, 33 species are recorded, with 25 occurring in the Russian Far East. Records also exist from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Vermont (USA), and other parts of the United States.

Ecological Role

Prey for the predatory fly Orthacheta hirtipes.

Sources and further reading

BugGuide
Wikipedia
GBIF taxonomy match
NCBI Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life
Biology and Description of Immature Stages of Orthacheta hirtipes, a Predator of Cordilura spp.1
Two new species of the genus Cordilura Fallén, 1810 (Diptera, Scathophagidae) from the Russian Far East
Biology and Immature Stages of the Genus Cordilura (Diptera: Scatophagidae) in the Eastern United States