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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Indo-Australian region (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
277
3466
36643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
3466
36643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
3352
36050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
2608
33377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
400
4964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
32
256
1282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
24
130
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
21
121
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
15
65
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
16
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indo-Australian region
9 Genera with 13 Species
Brachydeutera Loew, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Clasiopella Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Donaceus Cresson, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Lamproclasiopa Hendel, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 19133SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indo-Australian region
13 Species
Brachydeutera longipes Hendel, 1913Shore fly
Clasiopella uncinata Hendel, 1914Shore fly
Discomyza maculipennis Wiedemann, 1824Shore fly
Donaceus nigronotatus Cresson, 1943Shore fly
Lamproclasiopa biseta De Meijere, 1916
Ochthera circularis Cresson, 1926Shore fly
Paralimna (Paralimna) javana Wulp, 1891
Paralimna hirticornis Meijere, 1913
Paralimna lineata Meijere, 1908
Polytrichophora brunneifrons Meijere, 1916
Psilopa mentita Cresson, 1925
Psilopa pollinosa (Kertesz, 1901)⇒ Leptopsilopa pollinosa Kertesz, 1901
Psilopa rufipes Hendel, 1913

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Indo-Australian region
SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
5
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