Terricolous

Guides

• Spelobia

  lesser dung flies

  Spelobia is a genus of small flies in the family Sphaeroceridae (lesser dung flies), established by Spuler in 1924. Species in this genus are terricolous, inhabiting the leaf-litter stratum of forest ecosystems. Some species, such as Spelobia polymorpha from Madeira, exhibit poor flying ability and have become island endemics. The genus is distributed across Europe including Scandinavia and has been introduced to other regions.

  DipteraSphaeroceridaeLimosininaeterricolousleaf-litterpoor-dispersalisland-endemismMadeiraEurope

• Trachyphloeini

  Trachyphloeini is a tribe of broad-nosed weevils within the subfamily Entiminae (Curculionidae). The tribe contains more than 25 genera distributed across multiple continents. Members include both Mediterranean and southern African lineages, with some genera exhibiting highly localized distributions.

  broad-nosed-weevilsEntiminaeterricolousMediterraneansouthern-Africaendemiclocalized-distribution