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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
87
742
1469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
68
550
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
49
384
637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
45
313
511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
34
174
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
13
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
8 Genera with 12 Species
Discocerina Macquart, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
12 Species
Discocerina brunneonitens Cresson, 1940
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Ditrichophora pulchella (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Gymnoclasiopa pulchella Meigen, 1830
Leptopsilopa atrimana Loew, 1878
Notiphila floridensis Cresson, 1917
Notiphila solita Walker, 1852Curtiss' milkweed
Ochthera dasylenos Clausen, 1977
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Paralimna punctipennis Wiedemann, 1830
Philygria opposita (Loew, 1861)⇒ Philygria punctatonervosa Fallen, 1813
Philygria punctatonervosa Fallen, 1813
Scatella (Scatella) obsoleta Loew, 1861

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

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
2
4
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