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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
998
2437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
787
1875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
54
526
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
50
437
954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
37
251
516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
5
49
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
28
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
28 Genera with 40 Species
#ABCDHKNOPRSTZ
Actocetor Becker, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Allotrichoma Becker, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Asmeringa Becker, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Athyroglossa Loew, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Brachydeutera Loew, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceropsilopa Cresson, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Chlorichaeta Becker, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Dryxo Robineau-Des..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Hecamede Halida, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Karema Cresson, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Neoscatella Malloch, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19475SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Ptilomyia Coquillett, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Rhinchopsilopa2SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchopsilopa Hendel, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Typopsilopa Cresson, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 19431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
40 Species
Actocetor indicus Wiedemann, 1824
Allotrichoma pluvialis Giordani Soika, 1956
Asmeringa africana Wirth, 1956
Athyroglossa lindneri Wirth, 1964
Ceropsilopa opulens Cresson, 1925
Chlorichaeta tuberculosa Becker, 1922Shore fly
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Discomyza africana Cresson, 1939
Discomyza eritrea Cresson, 1935
Discomyza similis Lamb, 1912
Dryxo ornata Macquart, 1843
Hecamede nuda Wirth, 1956
Karema loewella Cresson, 1929
Neoscatella stuckenbergi (Wirth, 1956)⇒ Scatella stuckenbergi Wirth, 1956
Nostima striata Lamb, 1912
Notiphila abdita Cogan, 1968
Notiphila bipunctata Loew, 1862
Notiphila ignobilis Loew, 1862
Notiphila obscuricornis Loew, 1862
Notiphila pokuma Cresson, 1947
Ochthera insularis Becker, 1910
Paralimna afra Wirth, 1956
Paralimna albonotata Loew, 1862
Paralimna nigripes Adams, 1905
Paralimna ustulata Wirth, 1956
Parydra bucculenta Loew, 1862
Parydra villosissima Giordani Soika, 1956
Philygria brincki Wirth, 1960
Philygria mackieae Cresson, 1943
Polytrichophora australis Cresson, 1946
Psilopa mackiei Cresson, 1946
Ptilomyia africana Cresson, 1943
Rhinchopsilopa albipunctata
Rhinchopsilopa minor
Rhynchopsilopa albipunctata Wirth, 1968
Rhynchopsilopa nitidissima Hendel, 1931
Rhynchopsilopa trautae Wirth, 1955
Scatella (Scatella) septemfenestrata Lamb, 1912
Typopsilopa natalensis Wirth, 1956
Zeros intermedius Cresson, 1943

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
12
14
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