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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1183
3493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
849
2453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
53
647
1856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
49
541
1472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
38
251
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
40
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
28
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
28 Genera with 68 Species
#ADEHILMNOPST
Allotrichoma Becker, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Athyroglossa Loew, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Atissa Haliday, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Dichaeta Meigen, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Ephydra Fallen, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19449SpeciesTaxom
Ilythea Haliday, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Limnellia Malloch, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Lytogaster Becker, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Mosillus Latreille, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 18697SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Paracoenia Cresson, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 19717SpeciesTaxom
Pelina Curtis, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Philotelma Becker, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19005SpeciesTaxom
Scatophila Becker, 19544SpeciesTaxom
Setacera Cresson, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Trimerinoides Cresson, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
68 Species
Allotrichoma yosemite Cresson, 1926
Athyroglossa (Parathyroglossa) ordinata Becker, 1896
Atissa limosina Becker, 1896
Dichaeta caudata Fallen, 1813
Dichaeta zacki Mathis & Zat..., 2007
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Ditrichophora occidentalis Cresson, 1942
Ephydra (Hydropyrus) hians Say, 1830Brine fly
Ephydra millbrae Jones, 1906Gray's catchfly
Ephydra packardi Wirth, 1971
Hyadina binotata Cresson, 1926
Hyadina pruinosa Cresson, 1926
Hyadina subnitida Sturtevant &..., 1954
Hydrellia griseola Fallen, 1813Shore fly
Hydrellia notiphiloides (Cresson, 1924)⇒ Hydrellia soikai Cogan, 1980
Hydrellia penicili Cresson, 1944
Hydrellia penicilli Cresson, 1944
Hydrellia platygastra Cresson, 1931
Hydrellia proclinata Cresson, 1915
Hydrellia pulla Cresson, 1931
Hydrellia soikai Cogan, 1980
Hydrellia wilburi Cresson, 1944
Ilythea spilota Curtis, 1832
Lamproscatella bimaculata Hendel, 1933
Lamproscatella muria Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Leptopsilopa varipes Coquillett, 1900
Limnellia lecocercus Mathis, 1978Fruit rockcress
Limnellia stenhammari Zetterstedt, 1846
Lytogaster cervenkae Clausen, 1982
Mosillus bidentatus Cresson, 1926
Mosillus tibialis Cresson, 1916Shore fly
Nostima picta (Fallen, 1813)⇒ Philygria picta Fallen, 1813
Notiphila (Agrolimna) uliginosa Haliday, 1839
Notiphila atripes Cresson, 1917
Notiphila avia Loew, 1878
Notiphila loewi Cresson, 1917
Notiphila olivacea Cresson, 1917
Notiphila pallidipalpis Cresson, 1940
Notiphila quadrisetosa Thomson, 1869
Ochthera acta Clausen, 1977
Ochthera occidentalis Clausen, 1977
Paracoenia turbida Curran, 1927
Parydra alpina Cresson, 1924
Parydra aurata Jones, 1906Gray's catchfly
Parydra breviceps Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Parydra incommoda Cresson, 1930
Parydra pedalis Clausen, 1971
Parydra penisica Clausen, 1971
Parydra quadriloba Clausen, 1971
Pelina subulata Clausen, 1973
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Philygria nigrescens Cresson, 1930
Philygria opposita (Loew, 1861)⇒ Philygria punctatonervosa Fallen, 1813
Philygria punctatonervosa Fallen, 1813
Philygria vittipennis Zetterstedt, 1837
Psilopa compta Meigen, 1830
Psilopa girschneri Röder, 1889Egyptian carissa
Scatella (Scatella) paludum Meigen, 1830
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly
Scatella marinensis Cresson, 1935
Scatella melanderi Cresson, 1935
Scatella setosa Coquillett, 1900
Scatophila cribrata Stenhammar, 1844
Scatophila despecta Haliday, 1839
Scatophila hirtirostris Sturtevant &..., 1954
Scatophila viridella Sturtevant &..., 1954
Setacera pacifica Cresson, 1925
Trimerinoides adfinis Cresson, 1922

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in British Columbia
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
8
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
7
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
9
11
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