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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Azores (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
291
1643
2746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1635
2736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
1624
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1260
2137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
300
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
207
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
175
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
36
150
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
26
101
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
26
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
20
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Azores
20 Genera with 33 Species
Atissa Haliday, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Brachydeutera Loew, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Chlorichaeta Becker, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Coenia Robineau-Des..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ephydra Fallen, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Hecamede Halida, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 18394SpeciesTaxom
Ilythea Haliday, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Limnellia Malloch, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Mosillus Latreille, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18306SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19303SpeciesTaxom
Scatophila Becker, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Azores
33 Species
Atissa pygmaea Haliday, 1833
Brachydeutera ibari Ninomyia, 1929Shore fly
Chlorichaeta albipennis Loew, 1848Shore fly
Coenia palustris Fallen, 1823
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Ephydra macellaria Egger, 1862Freija Fritillary
Ephydra riparia Fallen, 1813
Hecamede albicans Meigen, 1830
Hyadina agostinhoi Frey, 1945
Hyadina guttata Fallen, 1813
Hydrellia amauropoda Frey, 1945
Hydrellia griseola Fallen, 1813Shore fly
Hydrellia maura Meigen, 1838
Hydrellia ranunculi Haliday, 1839
Ilythea nebulosa Becker, 1908
Limnellia helmuti Hollmann-Sch..., 1995
Limnellia quadrata Fallen, 1813
Mosillus subsultans Fabricius, 1794
Nostima picta (Fallen, 1813)⇒ Philygria picta Fallen, 1813
Notiphila (Notiphila) cinerea Fallen, 1813
Ochthera schembrii Rondani, 1847
Parydra (Chaetoapnaea) coarctata Fallen, 1813
Parydra (Chaetoapnaea) fossarum Haliday, 1833
Parydra (Chaetoapnaea) littoralis Meigen, 1830
Parydra (Chaetoapnaea) quadripunctata Meigen, 1830
Parydra (Parydra) coarctata (Fallen, 1813)⇒ Parydra coarctata Fallen, 1813
Parydra (Parydra) littoralis (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Parydra littoralis Meigen, 1830
Philygria cedercreutzi Frey, 1945
Psilopa pulicaria Haliday, 1839
Scatella (Scatella) paludum Meigen, 1830
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly
Scatella (Scatella) tenuicosta Collin, 1930
Scatophila despecta Haliday, 1839

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Azores
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
6
6
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