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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
4968
10480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
4962
10473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
4804
10089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
336
3968
8340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
78
658
1338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
57
458
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
39
288
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
35
214
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
25
116
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
12
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kansas
9 Genera with 15 Species
Dichaeta Meigen, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19443SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Lytogaster Becker, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Pelina Curtis, 19731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kansas
15 Species
Dichaeta caudata Fallen, 1813
Hyadina vockerothi Clausen, 1984
Hydrellia definita Cresson, 1944
Hydrellia tenebricosa Collin, 1939
Hydrellia trichaeta Cresson, 1944
Lamproscatella brunnipennis Malloch, 1923
Lamproscatella occidentalis Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Lytogaster excavata Sturtevant &..., 1954
Notiphila cressoni Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Notiphila poliosoma Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Paralimna punctipennis Wiedemann, 1830
Paralimna texana Cresson, 1915
Parydra (Chaetoapnaea) fossarum Haliday, 1833
Parydra parasocia (Clausen & Cook, 1971)⇒ Parydra fossarum Haliday, 1833
Pelina latiforma Clausen, 1973

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Kansas
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
4
5
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