Lotophila

Lioy, 1864

lesser dung flies

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Lotophila is a of small flies in the Sphaeroceridae, commonly known as lesser dung flies. The genus was established by Lioy in 1864 and contains at least three described distributed across Europe and the Oriental Region. Species are found in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United States (Vermont), Vietnam, Nepal, and Thailand. The genus includes Lotophila atra (Meigen, 1830), Lotophila nepalensis Hayashi, 1991, and Lotophila vietnamica Hayashi, 2003.

Lotophila atra by (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Katja Schulz. Used under a CC-BY license.Lotophila atra (Sphaeroceridae) - (imago), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 2 by This image is created by user B. Schoenmakers at Waarneming.nl, a source of nature observations in the Netherlands. . Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.Lotophila atra, Trawscoed, North Wales, April 2011 (17296923708) by Janet Graham. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

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How to pronounce Lotophila: //loʊˈtɒfɪlə//

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Distribution

Europe: Denmark, Norway, Sweden. Asia: Vietnam (type locality for L. vietnamica), Central Nepal, Thailand. North America: Vermont, United States.

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