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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
3285
6450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
2533
5194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
64
410
934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
320
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
39
220
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
36
168
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
26
84
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guyana
7 Genera with 8 Species
Athyroglossa Loew, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gastrops Williston, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Rhysophora Cresson, 20152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
8 Species
Athyroglossa nitida Williston, 1896
Gastrops willistoni Cresson, 1914
Leptopsilopa lineanota Cresson, 1922
Nostima duaguttata Edmiston & M..., 2005
Notiphila (Notiphila) striata Williston, 1897
Paralimna secunda Schiner, 1868
Rhysophora parva Costa, Mathi..., 2015
Rhysophora pistiae Costa, Mathi..., 2015

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Guyana
SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
3
4
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