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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Central Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3503
6778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
3499
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
3411
6581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
2948
5875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
673
1194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
469
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
48
374
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
44
297
490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
34
144
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
20
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
13
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Alberta
13 Genera with 17 Species
Calocoenia Mathis, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 18131SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18131SpeciesTaxom
Scatophila Becker, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Alberta
17 Species
Calocoenia platypelta Cresson, 1935
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Ditrichophora pulchella (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Gymnoclasiopa pulchella Meigen, 1830
Hydrellia griseola Fallen, 1813Shore fly
Lamproscatella bimaculata Hendel, 1933
Nostima picta (Fallen, 1813)⇒ Philygria picta Fallen, 1813
Notiphila adusta Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Notiphila annulata Fallen, 1813
Notiphila phaeopsis Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Notiphila pulchra Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Parydra (Chaetoapnaea) pusilla Meigen, 1830
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Philygria vittipennis Zetterstedt, 1837
Polytrichophora orbitalis Loew, 1861
Psilopa leucostoma Meigen, 1830
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly
Scatophila despecta Haliday, 1839

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Central Alberta
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
4
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