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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Guanacaste National Park (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
382
5878
9993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
381
5877
9993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
369
5825
9883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
5198
9108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
70
781
911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
56
697
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
44
529
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
40
438
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
29
181
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
21
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
16
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guanacaste National Park
16 Genera with 9 Species
Athyroglossa Loew, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Brachydeutera Loew, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Coenia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Cressonomyia Arnaud, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Gastrops Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochasma Hendel, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Mimapsilopa Cresson, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Pectinifer Cresson, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Peltopsilopa Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guanacaste National Park
9 Species
Athyroglossa atra Williston, 1896
Brachydeutera neotropica Wirth, 1964Downy phlox
Cressonomyia aciculata Loew, 1862
Leptopsilopa nigrimana Williston, 1896
Leptopsilopa similis Coquillett, 1900
Notiphila elophila Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Pectinifer aeneus Cresson, 1918
Peltopsilopa aspistes Hendel, 1914
Polytrichophora desmata Williston, 1896

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Guanacaste National Park
SubfamilyDiscomyzinae
Acloque, 1897
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
7
6
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