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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Alberta´s Rockies (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2135
3563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2133
3563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
315
2091
3497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
242
1799
3095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
76
576
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
57
392
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
45
321
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
41
255
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
32
127
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
17
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
12
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta´s Rockies
12 Genera with 23 Species
Allotrichoma Becker, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Coenia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dichaeta Meigen, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19712SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19405SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Philotelma Becker, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta´s Rockies
23 Species
Allotrichoma bezzii Becker, 1896
Coenia curvicauda Meigen, 1830
Dichaeta caudata Fallen, 1813
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Hydrellia griseola Fallen, 1813Shore fly
Hydrellia notata Deonier, 1971
Lamproscatella bimaculata Hendel, 1933
Nostima picta (Fallen, 1813)⇒ Philygria picta Fallen, 1813
Notiphila (Agrolimna) uliginosa Haliday, 1839
Notiphila atripes Cresson, 1917
Notiphila avia Loew, 1878
Notiphila olivacea Cresson, 1917
Notiphila pallidipalpis Cresson, 1940
Parydra (Chaetoapnaea) fossarum Haliday, 1833
Parydra (Chaetoapnaea) pusilla Meigen, 1830
Parydra paullula Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Parydra quadriloba Clausen, 1971
Philotelma alaskense Cresson, 1935Mosses
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Philygria obtecta Becker, 1896
Philygria punctatonervosa Fallen, 1813
Philygria vittipennis Zetterstedt, 1837
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Alberta´s Rockies
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
2
2
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