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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Hebrides (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
942
1665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
940
1663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
193
925
1645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
161
834
1535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
272
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
43
214
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
34
175
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
32
144
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
22
75
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
11
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hebrides
8 Genera with 16 Species
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19662SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Limnellia Malloch, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Pelina Curtis, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18132SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hebrides
16 Species
Hydrellia maura Meigen, 1838
Hydrellia subalbiceps Collin, 1966
Lamproscatella sibilans Haliday, 1833
Limnellia quadrata Fallen, 1813
Limnellia surturi Andersson, 1971
Notiphila (Notiphila) cinerea Fallen, 1813
Notiphila (Notiphila) nigricornis Stenhammar, 1844
Parydra (Chaetoapnaea) pusilla Meigen, 1830
Parydra (Parydra) coarctata (Fallen, 1813)⇒ Parydra coarctata Fallen, 1813
Parydra (Parydra) littoralis (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Parydra littoralis Meigen, 1830
Pelina aenea Fallen, 1813
Pelina nitens Loew, 1873
Philygria interstincta Fallen, 1813
Philygria punctatonervosa Fallen, 1813
Scatella (Neoscatella) subguttata Meigen, 1830
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Hebrides
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
3
7
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