Leptocera fontinalis (Fallen, 1826)
(a lesser dung fly)

Interactions where Leptocera fontinalis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds on plasmodium UK/Ireland Fuligo septica a slime mould Physarida: Physaraceae British Diptera associated with Fungi. 2. Diptera bred from Myxomycetes, Buxton, P.A., 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sphaeroceridae/Leptocera fontinalis/Leptocera fontinalisa lesser dung flylarva Fungus / feederUK and/or Eire /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Physarida/Physaraceae/Fuligo septica/Fuligo septicaa slime mouldplasmodium

Interactions where Leptocera fontinalis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(live) live adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma Foreign Stigmatomyces crassicollis a fly laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae Lesser Dung Flies (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae), Pitkin, B.R., 1988
Notes on the Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) parasitic on Diptera from Portugal and other countries, Rodssi, W., Santamaria, S. & Andrade, R., 2013
Laboulbeniales parasitic on British Diptera, Weir, A. & Rossi, W., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Stigmatomyces crassicollis/Stigmatomyces crassicollisa fly laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sphaeroceridae/Leptocera fontinalis/Leptocera fontinalisa lesser dung flyliveadult ascoma ectoparasitises live adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Buxton, P.A., 1954British Diptera associated with Fungi. 2. Diptera bred from MyxomycetesProceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series A, General Entomology Vol. 29 (10-12): 163-171.
Pitkin, B.R., 1988Lesser Dung Flies (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 5e, 175pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Rodssi, W., Santamaria, S. & Andrade, R., 2013Notes on the Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) parasitic on Diptera from Portugal and other countriesPlant Biosystems Vol 147 (3): 730-742.
Weir, A. & Rossi, W., 1995Laboulbeniales parasitic on British DipteraMycological Research 99 (7): 841-849 Mycol. Res. 99 (7): 841-849.

Leptocera fontinalis (a lesser dung fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Leptocera fontinalis (a lesser dung fly) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeptocera fontinalis (a lesser dung fly)
GenusLeptocera (a genus of lesser dung flies)
SubfamilyLIMOSININAE (a subfamily of lesser dung flies)
FamilySPHAEROCERIDAE (lesser dung flies)
SuperfamilySPHAEROCEROIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leptocera fontinalis (a lesser dung fly)

Leptocera fontinalis (a lesser dung fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Leptocera fontinalis (a lesser dung fly):

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