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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
574
6882
20706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
571
6874
20698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
548
6792
20517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
361
5499
16988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
1053
2980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
870
2487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
53
599
1365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
49
490
1090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
37
242
539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
5
48
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
35
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Arizona
35 Genera with 97 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPSTZ
Allotrichoma Becker, 19265SpeciesTaxom
Athyroglossa Loew, 19545SpeciesTaxom
Atissa Haliday, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Brachydeutera Loew, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Calocoenia Mathis, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Ceropsilopa Cresson, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Diclasiopa Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Ephydra Fallen, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19157SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochasma Hendel, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Ilythea Haliday, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Limnellia Malloch, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Lytogaster Becker, 19824SpeciesTaxom
Mosillus Latreille, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 194012SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 19265SpeciesTaxom
Paracoenia Cresson, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Parascatella Cresson, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 19715SpeciesTaxom
Pelina Curtis, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Ptilomyia Coquillett, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19027SpeciesTaxom
Scatophila Becker, 19545SpeciesTaxom
Typopsilopa Cresson, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 19181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arizona
97 Species
Allotrichoma lacteum Cresson, 1926
Allotrichoma laterale Loew, 1860
Allotrichoma lateralis Loew, 1860
Allotrichoma simplex Loew, 1861
Allotrichoma yosemite Cresson, 1926
Athyroglossa (Parathyroglossa) ordinata Becker, 1896
Athyroglossa glaphyropus Loew, 1878
Athyroglossa laevis Cresson, 1918
Athyroglossa melanderi Cresson, 1922
Athyroglossa transversa Sturtevant &..., 1954
Atissa pygmaea Haliday, 1833
Brachydeutera sturtevanti Wirth, 1964Downy phlox
Calocoenia platypelta Cresson, 1935
Ceropsilopa coquilletti Cresson, 1922Shore fly
Diclasiopa lacteipennis Loew, 1862
Discocerina flavipes Cresson, 1941
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Ditrichophora montana Cresson, 1942
Ditrichophora valens Cresson, 1942
Ephydra riparia Fallen, 1813
Hyadina flavipes (Sturtevant &..., 1954)⇒ Hyadina furva Cresson, 1926
Hyadina furva Cresson, 1926
Hyadina ukundensis Canzoneri & ..., 1987
Hydrellia definita Cresson, 1944
Hydrellia discursa Deonier, 1971
Hydrellia griseola Fallen, 1813Shore fly
Hydrellia ischiaca Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hydrellia personata Deonier, 1971
Hydrellia platygastra Cresson, 1931
Hydrellia proclinata Cresson, 1915
Hydrochasma faciale Williston, 1896
Hydrochasma leucoproctum Loew, 1861
Ilythea flaviceps Cresson, 1916
Lamproscatella bimaculata Hendel, 1933
Leptopsilopa atrimana Loew, 1878
Leptopsilopa varipes Coquillett, 1900
Limnellia huachuca Mathis, 1978Fruit rockcress
Limnellia lactea Mathis, 1978Fruit rockcress
Lytogaster cervenkae Clausen, 1982
Lytogaster gravida Loew, 1863Shore fly
Lytogaster mexicana Clausen, 1982
Lytogaster obscura Clausen, 1982
Mosillus tibialis Cresson, 1916Shore fly
Nostima picta (Fallen, 1813)⇒ Philygria picta Fallen, 1813
Notiphila annulata Fallen, 1813
Notiphila atrata Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Notiphila atripes Cresson, 1917
Notiphila decoris Williston, 1893
Notiphila elophila Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Notiphila erythrocera Loew, 1878
Notiphila hamifera Wheeler, 1961Peruvian groundcherry
Notiphila macrochaeta Loew, 1878
Notiphila olivacea Cresson, 1917
Notiphila pulchrifrons Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Notiphila scoliochaeta Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Notiphila sicca Cresson, 1940
Ochthera cuprilineata Wheeler, 1896Cypresshead groundcherry
Ochthera lauta Wheeler, 1896Cypresshead groundcherry
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Ochthera occidentalis Clausen, 1977
Ochthera pilosa Cresson, 1926
Paralimna decipiens Loew, 1878
Paralimna multipunctata Williston, 1896Hogvine
Paralimna punctipennis Wiedemann, 1830
Parydra (Parydra) aquila Fallen, 1813
Parydra appendiculata Loew, 1878
Parydra halteralis Cresson, 1930
Parydra parasocia (Clausen & Cook, 1971)⇒ Parydra fossarum Haliday, 1833
Parydra quadriloba Clausen, 1971
Pelina biloba Clausen, 1973
Pelina canadensis Cresson, 1934
Pelina truncatula Loew, 1878
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Philygria nigrescens Cresson, 1930
Philygria opposita (Loew, 1861)⇒ Philygria punctatonervosa Fallen, 1813
Polytrichophora setigera Cresson, 1916
Psilopa compta Meigen, 1830
Psilopa dupla Cresson, 1940
Psilopa girschneri Röder, 1889Egyptian carissa
Ptilomyia alkalinella Cresson, 1942
Ptilomyia lobiochaeta Sturtevant &..., 1954
Ptilomyia pleuriseta Cresson, 1942
Scatella (Scatella) paludum Meigen, 1830
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly
Scatella arizonensis Cresson, 1935Mosses
Scatella laxa Cresson, 1933
Scatella marinensis Cresson, 1935
Scatella picea Walker, 1849
Scatella triseta Coquillett, 1902
Scatophila despecta Haliday, 1839
Scatophila disjuncta Cresson, 1935Mosses
Scatophila hirsuta Sturtevant &..., 1954
Scatophila pulchra Sturtevant &..., 1954
Scatophila viridella Sturtevant &..., 1954
Typopsilopa atra Loew, 1862
Typopsilopa nigra Williston, 1896
Zeros obscurus Cresson, 1918

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Arizona
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
7
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
6
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
8
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
13
29
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