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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Cape Breton Island (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
295
1608
2111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
295
1608
2111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
280
1554
2016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
213
1352
1763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
386
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
248
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
205
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
34
155
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
24
74
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Breton Island
5 Genera with 9 Species
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Ilythea Haliday, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Breton Island
9 Species
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Ditrichophora canifrons Cresson, 1926
Ditrichophora exigua Cresson, 1924
Ditrichophora valens Cresson, 1942
Notiphila adusta Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Notiphila annulata Fallen, 1813
Notiphila bispinosa Cresson, 1917
Notiphila phaeopsis Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Cape Breton Island
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
2
4
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