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Howickia
Howickia trilineata, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sphaeroceridae
Subfamily: Limosininae
Genus: Howickia
Richards, 1951
Type species
Howickia trilineata
(Hutton, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Otawayia Richards, 1973
  • Australimosina Papp, 2008
  • Apterobiroina Papp, 1979
  • Bentrovata Richards, 1973
  • Biroina Richards, 1973
  • Monteithiana Richards, 1973
  • Otwayia Richards, 1973
  • Popondetta Richards, 1973

Howickia is a genus of lesser dung flies in the family Sphaeroceridae. There are more than 60 described species in Howickia, found in Australia and New Zealand.

Six genera have been synonymized with Howickia, which resulted in the species of Apterobiroina, Australimosina, Bentrovata, Monteithiana, Popondetta, and Otwayia being moved to this genus.

Species

These 62 species belong to the genus Howickia:

References

  1. Richards, O. W. (1951). "Brachypterous Sphaeroceridae". British Museum (Natural History) Ruwenzori Expedition, 1934-1935. 2 (8): 829–851.
  2. Hutton, Frederick Wollaston (1901). "Synopsis of the Diptera Brachycera of New Zealand". Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 33: 1–95. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. Rohček, Jindřich; Marshall, Stephen A.; Norrbom, Allen L.; Buck, Matthias; Quiros, Dora Isabel; Smith, Ian (2001). Rohček, Jindřich (ed.). World Catalog of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera). Opava: Slezské Zemské Muzeum. pp. 1–414. ISBN 978-8086224213. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. "Howickia". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  5. ^ "Howickia Richards, 1951". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  6. "Genus Howickia Richards, 1951". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2024-07-31.

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Taxon identifiers
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