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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Guam (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
196
802
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
196
802
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
788
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
584
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
189
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
147
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
27
123
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
24
108
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
18
76
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
26
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
19
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guam
19 Genera with 24 Species
Actocetor Becker, 01SpeciesTaxom
Brachydeutera Loew, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Chlorichaeta Becker, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Clasiopella Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hecamede Halida, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hecamedoides Hendel, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hostis Cresson, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Orasiopa Zatwarnicki ..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ptilomyia Coquillett, 01SpeciesTaxom
Setacera Cresson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Trypetomima Meijere, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guam
24 Species
Actocetor completa
Brachydeutera adusta Mathis & Gho..., 1985
Chlorichaeta albipennis Loew, 1848Shore fly
Chlorichaeta tuberculosa Becker, 1922Shore fly
Clasiopella uncinata Hendel, 1914Shore fly
Discocerina (Descocerina) mera (Cresson, 1939)⇒ Orasiopa mera Cresson, 1939
Discomyza maculipennis Wiedemann, 1824Shore fly
Hecamede (Hecamede) granifera Thomson, 1868Shore fly
Hecamedoides hepatica Meijere, 1916
Hostis guamensis Cresson, 1945Shore fly
Leptopsilopa pollinosa Kertesz, 1901
Ochthera canescens (Cresson, 1931)⇒ Ochthera pilimana Becker, 1903
Ochthera pilimana Becker, 1903
Orasiopa mera Cresson, 1939Shore fly
Paralimna (Paralimna) fusca Bock, 1988
Paralimna lineata Meijere, 1908
Placopsidella cynocephala Kertesz, 1901Lanceleaf springbeauty
Placopsidella marquesana Malloch, 1933Shore fly
Polytrichophora brunneifrons Meijere, 1916
Psilopa rufipes Hendel, 1913
Ptilomyia orientalis
Setacera breviventris Loew, 1860
Trypetomima completa Cresson, 1929
Trypetomima solitaria Cresson, 1929

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Guam
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
15
18
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