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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Colorado (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
376
6706
16394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
97
1091
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
864
1948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
52
573
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
48
466
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
36
232
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
20
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
15
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colorado
15 Genera with 17 Species
Athyroglossa Loew, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Gastrops Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19442SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Lytogaster Becker, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Peltopsilopa Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18622SpeciesTaxom
Scatophila Becker, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
17 Species
Athyroglossa dinorata Mathis & Zat..., 1990
Hydrellia flavicoxalis Cresson, 1944
Hydrellia wilburi Cresson, 1944
Leptopsilopa similis Coquillett, 1900
Lytogaster cervenkae Clausen, 1982
Notiphila decoris Williston, 1893
Notiphila hamifera Wheeler, 1961Peruvian groundcherry
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Parydra lingulata Clausen, 1971
Parydra vulgaris Cresson, 1949
Peltopsilopa aspistes Hendel, 1914
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Philygria nigrescens Cresson, 1930
Psilopa girschneri Röder, 1889Egyptian carissa
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly
Scatella favillacea Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Scatophila exilis Cresson, 1935Mosses

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Colorado
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
4
3
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