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Checklist of Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
for Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5796
18192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5796
18192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5715
17984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4582
15900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
496
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
52
354
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
39
254
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
36
229
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
24
134
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
14
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
5 Genera with 8 Species
Amalopteryx Eaton, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dryxo Robineau-Des..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 18624SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
8 Species
Amalopteryx maritima Eaton, 1875
Discomyza similis Lamb, 1912
Dryxo freidbergi Mathis & Zat..., 2002
Ochthera speculifera Enderlein, 1922
Paralimna approximata Cresson, 1947
Paralimna basilewskyi Giordani Soika, 1956
Paralimna confluens Loew, 1862
Paralimna limbata Loew, 1862

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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