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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
3981
8233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
472
3976
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3869
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
299
3182
6602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
406
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
303
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
194
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
30
145
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
22
101
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
24
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
17
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alabama
17 Genera with 22 Species
Allotrichoma Becker, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Athyroglossa Loew, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Ceropsilopa Cresson, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Cressonomyia Arnaud, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Gastrops Williston, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19173SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochasma Hendel, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Rhysophora Cresson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Typopsilopa Cresson, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
22 Species
Allotrichoma simplex Loew, 1861
Athyroglossa glaphyropus Loew, 1878
Ceropsilopa coquilletti Cresson, 1922Shore fly
Cressonomyia aciculata Loew, 1862
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Gastrops nebulosus Coquillett, 1900
Hyadina furva Cresson, 1926
Hydrellia alabamae Deonier, 1994
Hydrellia formosa Loew, 1861
Hydrellia tibialis Cresson, 1917
Hydrochasma leucoproctum Loew, 1861
Leptopsilopa atrimana Loew, 1878
Notiphila loewi Cresson, 1917
Notiphila pulchra Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Ochthera tuberculata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Paralimna punctipennis Wiedemann, 1830
Parydra pinguis Walker, 1852
Parydra quadrituberculata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Rhysophora robusta Cresson, 1924
Scatella favillacea Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Typopsilopa atra Loew, 1862

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Alabama
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ephydridae at artfakta.se
Ephydridae at dyntaxa.se
Ephydridae at gbif.org
Ephydridae at irmng.org
Ephydridae at itis.gov
Ephydridae at marinespecies.org