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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Line Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
104
232
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
104
232
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
103
231
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
119
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
25
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
8
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
6
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Line Islands
4 Genera with 5 Species
Hostis Cresson, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Orasiopa Zatwarnicki ..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Line Islands
5 Species
Hostis guamensis Cresson, 1945Shore fly
Orasiopa mera Cresson, 1939Shore fly
Placopsidella cynocephala Kertesz, 1901Lanceleaf springbeauty
Placopsidella marquesana Malloch, 1933Shore fly
Psilopa girschneri Röder, 1889Egyptian carissa

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Line Islands
SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
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