Checklist of Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
for Dominica (Windward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 207
874
1329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 207
874
1329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 201
855
1307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 130
629
1002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 40
184
373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies | 29
127
218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 22
76
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Schizophora
Becher, 1882
| 20
61
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids | 14
39
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
| 2
12
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ephydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Dominica
8 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Dominica
10 Species | Brachydeutera neotropica Wirth, 1964 | Downy phlox | | Clasiopella uncinata Hendel, 1914 | Shore fly | | Diphuia anomala Cresson, 1944 | | | Nannodastia atlantica Papp & Mathis, 2001 | | | Nannodastia horni Hendel, 1930 | Eastern white water-crowfoot | | Nostima flavida Cresson, 1947 | | | Nostima lineata Edmiston & M..., 2005 | | | Pectinifer aeneus Cresson, 1918 | | | Polytrichophora boriqueni Cresson, 1930 | | | Typopsilopa archboldi Wirth, 1968 | |
Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Dominica
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