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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Galápagos Islands (Galápagos, Ecuador)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
289
1508
2421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
1503
2414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
279
1482
2385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
175
1089
1670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
206
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
176
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
29
137
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
26
120
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
18
79
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
20
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
14
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Galápagos Islands
14 Genera with 16 Species
Athyroglossa Loew, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Atissa Haliday, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Clasiopella Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dimecoenia Cresson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Glenanthe Haliday, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Hecamede Halida, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Lipochaeta Coquillett, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Paratissa Coquillett, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18962SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Galápagos Islands
16 Species
Athyroglossa tectora Cresson, 1926
Atissa luteipes Cresson, 1944
Clasiopella uncinata Hendel, 1914Shore fly
Dimecoenia chilensis Macquart, 1850
Glenanthe ruetzleri Mathis, 1995
Hecamede brasiliensis Cresson, 1938
Hydrellia wirthi Korytkowski, 1982South American rice miner
Lipochaeta ranica Mathis & Tra..., 2003
Paralimna decipiens Loew, 1878
Paratissa pollinosa Williston, 1896Shore fly
Philygria galapagensis Wirth, 1969
Psilopa girschneri Röder, 1889Egyptian carissa
Scatella galapagensis Curran, 1934
Scatella obscura Williston, 1896Hogvine
Zeros fenestralis Cresson, 1918
Zeros flavipes Williston, 1896

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

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
8
8
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