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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Digby County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
1888
2913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
1888
2913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
1853
2857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
227
1642
2584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
384
511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
262
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
219
288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
37
166
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
28
85
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
11
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Digby County
5 Genera with 5 Species
Athyroglossa Loew, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Limnellia Malloch, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Digby County
5 Species
Athyroglossa granulosa Cresson, 1922
Discomyza incurva Fallen, 1823
Limnellia anna Cresson, 1935Mosses
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Digby County
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
2
2
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