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Checklist of Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
for Bahamas (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
270
1607
2435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
270
1607
2435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
263
1580
2392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1220
1877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
159
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
33
128
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
25
94
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
22
85
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
16
54
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
13
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bahamas
10 Genera with 17 Species
Athyroglossa Loew, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Ceropsilopa Cresson, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Guttipsilopa Wirth, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Mosillus Latreille, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Paraglenanthe Wirth, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 19401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bahamas
17 Species
Athyroglossa laevis Cresson, 1918
Ceropsilopa costalis Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Ceropsilopa staffordi Cresson, 1925
Guttipsilopa bahamaensis Mathis & WIrth, 1977
Guttipsilopa caeruleiventris Loew, 1862
Guttipsilopa haydeni Wirth, 1956
Leptopsilopa nigrimana Williston, 1896
Mosillus stegmeieri Wirth, 1969
Mosillus tibialis Cresson, 1916Shore fly
Nostima cinnamea Edmiston & M..., 2005
Nostima giovannolii Wirth, 1956
Ochthera loreta Cresson, 1931
Paraglenanthe bahamensis Wirth, 1956
Paraglenanthe bicolor Wirth, 1956
Paraglenanthe pleuralis Wirth, 1956
Polytrichophora agens Cresson, 1924
Psilopa dupla Cresson, 1940

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Bahamas
SubfamilyGymnomyzinae
Latreille, 1829
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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