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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
98
252
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
98
252
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
96
250
362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
169
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
94
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
23
65
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
20
51
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
18
47
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
15
36
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mariana Islands
5 Genera with 5 Species
Brachydeutera Loew, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Clasiopella Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hecamede Halida, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hecamedoides Hendel, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mariana Islands
5 Species
Brachydeutera adusta Mathis & Gho..., 1985
Clasiopella uncinata Hendel, 1914Shore fly
Discomyza maculipennis Wiedemann, 1824Shore fly
Hecamede (Hecamede) granifera Thomson, 1868Shore fly
Hecamedoides hepaticus De Meijere, 1916

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Mariana Islands
SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
4
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