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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1705
4482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1410
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
59
1047
2666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
55
850
1790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
42
432
1155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
65
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
42
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
42 Genera with 77 Species
#ABCDFGHLMNOPRST
Allotrichoma Becker, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Athyroglossa Loew, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Beckeriella Williston, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Brachydeutera Loew, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Cerometopum Cresson, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ceropsilopa Cresson, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Coenia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Cressonomyia Arnaud, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Dagus Cresson, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Diedrops Mathis & WIrth, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 19465SpeciesTaxom
Facitrichophora Mathis & Zat..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Garifuna Mathis, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Gastrops Williston, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Helaeomyia Cresson, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochasma Hendel, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamproclasiopa Hendel, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Limnellia Malloch, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Lipochaeta Coquillett, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Lytogaster Becker, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Mimapsilopa Cresson, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 200513SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Orasiopa Zatwarnicki ..., 2001
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 18687SpeciesTaxom
Paratissa Coquillett, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pectinifer Cresson, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pelinoides Cresson, 1931
0SpeciesTaxom
Peltopsilopa Hendel, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Physemops Cresson, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohecamede Hendel, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptilomyia Coquillett, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Rhysophora Cresson, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Typopsilopa Cresson, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
77 Species
Allotrichoma steineri Mathis, 1991
Athyroglossa atra Williston, 1896
Athyroglossa fascipennis Cresson, 1918
Athyroglossa laevis Cresson, 1918
Athyroglossa nitida Williston, 1896
Athyroglossa similis Cresson, 1918
Beckeriella magnicornis Cresson, 1934
Beckeriella pendicornis Cresson, 1934
Beckeriella schildi Cresson, 1934
Brachydeutera neotropica Wirth, 1964Downy phlox
Cerometopum lacunosum Cresson, 1925
Ceropsilopa coquilletti Cresson, 1922Shore fly
Cressonomyia aciculata Loew, 1862
Cressonomyia meridionalis Cresson, 1918
Dagus rostrata Cresson, 1918
Diedrops steineri Mathis, 1984
Discocerina nana Williston, 1896
Discocerina nepos Cresson, 1918
Discocerina nitida Cresson, 1918
Discocerina trilineata Cresson, 1918
Discocerina univittata Cresson, 1946
Facitrichophora atrella Mathis & Zat..., 2012
Garifuna sinuata Mathis, 1997
Gastrops fuscivenosus Wirth, 1958
Gastrops willistoni Cresson, 1914
Helaeomyia schildi Cresson, 1944
Hyadina bulbosa Clausen, 1989
Hydrellia vulgaris Cresson, 1931
Leptopsilopa lineanota Cresson, 1922
Leptopsilopa nigrimana Williston, 1896
Leptopsilopa similis Coquillett, 1900
Leptopsilopa subapicalis Cresson, 1922
Lytogaster granulosus Cresson, 1914
Lytogaster pallipes Cresson, 1914
Nostima abbreviata Cresson, 1941
Nostima duaguttata Edmiston & M..., 2005
Nostima elegantula Hendel, 1930
Nostima flavida Cresson, 1947
Nostima ilytheoides Cresson, 1941
Nostima melina Edmiston & M..., 2005
Nostima negruzca Edmiston & M..., 2005
Nostima niveofasciata Cresson, 1947
Nostima schildi Cresson, 1941
Nostima spilogaster Cresson, 1947
Nostima williamsi Edmiston & M..., 2005
Nostima xenoptera Edmiston & M..., 2005
Nostima ypsilona Edmiston & M..., 2005
Notiphila (Notiphila) striata Williston, 1897
Notiphila elophila Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Notiphila frontalis (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Notiphila pulchrifrons Loew, 1872
Notiphila pulchrifrons Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Ochthera angustifacies Hendel, 1930
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Ochthera regalis Williston, 1897
Paralimna agryostoma Cresson, 1916
Paralimna argyrostoma Cresson, 1916
Paralimna brunneiceps Cresson, 1916
Paralimna meridionalis Cresson, 1916
Paralimna nigropicta Cresson, 1916
Paralimna puncticornis Cresson, 1916
Paralimna secunda Schiner, 1868
Parydra nigripes Cresson, 1918
Pectinifer aeneus Cresson, 1918
Peltopsilopa acuta Savaris, Mar..., 2016
Peltopsilopa aspistes Hendel, 1914
Physemops fairchildi Wirth, 1970
Physemops nemorosus Cresson, 1914
Placopsidella cynocephala Kertesz, 1901Lanceleaf springbeauty
Placopsidella grandis Cresson, 1925Shore fly
Polytrichophora desmata Williston, 1896
Polytrichophora pulchra Cresson, 1918
Polytrichophora setulosa Cresson, 1918
Ptilomyia setulosa Cresson, 1918
Rhysophora ardeoceras
Rhysophora ardoceras Mathis, 1977
Rhysophora griseola Rao & Mathis, 1995
Scatella savegre Mathis & Zum..., 2005

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyDiscomyzinae
Acloque, 1897
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
9
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
18
30
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