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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Allegheny County (Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
353
2166
3202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
352
2165
3201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
332
2095
3070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
1842
2742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
304
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
235
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
32
169
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
29
114
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
20
65
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Allegheny County
5 Genera with 5 Species
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Allegheny County
5 Species
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Hydrellia griseola Fallen, 1813Shore fly
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Parydra quadrituberculata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Allegheny County
SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
1
1
Genus
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