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Checklist of Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
for Micronesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
340
2489
5238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
340
2489
5238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2429
5131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
199
1824
4001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
359
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
41
241
545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
200
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
30
170
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
21
114
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
41
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
23
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Micronesia
23 Genera with 36 Species
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Actocetor Becker, 01SpeciesTaxom
Allotrichoma Becker, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Athyroglossa Loew, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Brachydeutera Loew, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Chlorichaeta Becker, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Clasiopella Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hecamede Halida, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Hecamedoides Hendel, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hostis Cresson, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Lamproclasiopa Hendel, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Orasiopa Zatwarnicki ..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Ptilomyia Coquillett, 01SpeciesTaxom
Setacera Cresson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Trypetomima Meijere, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Typopsilopa Cresson, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Micronesia
36 Species
Actocetor completa
Allotrichoma alium Cresson, 1929
Athyroglossa (Athyroglossa) freta Cresson, 1925
Brachydeutera adusta Mathis & Gho..., 1985
Brachydeutera hardyi Wirth, 1964
Chlorichaeta albipennis Loew, 1848Shore fly
Chlorichaeta tuberculosa Becker, 1922Shore fly
Clasiopella uncinata Hendel, 1914Shore fly
Discocerina (Descocerina) mera (Cresson, 1939)⇒ Orasiopa mera Cresson, 1939
Discomyza maculipennis Wiedemann, 1824Shore fly
Hecamede (Hecamede) granifera Thomson, 1868Shore fly
Hecamede (Hecamede) inermis (Malloch, 1933)⇒ Hecamede granifera Thomson, 1868
Hecamedoides hepatica Meijere, 1916
Hostis guamensis Cresson, 1945Shore fly
Lamproclasiopa biseta De Meijere, 1916
Leptopsilopa pollinosa Kertesz, 1901
Ochthera canescens (Cresson, 1931)⇒ Ochthera pilimana Becker, 1903
Ochthera pilimana Becker, 1903
Orasiopa mera Cresson, 1939Shore fly
Paralimna (Paralimna) fusca Bock, 1988
Paralimna lineata Meijere, 1908
Placopsidella cynocephala Kertesz, 1901Lanceleaf springbeauty
Placopsidella grandis Cresson, 1925Shore fly
Placopsidella liparoides Meijere, 1916
Placopsidella marquesana Malloch, 1933Shore fly
Polytrichophora brunneifrons Meijere, 1916
Psilopa flavimana Hendel, 1913
Psilopa flavimanus (Hendel, 1913)⇒ Psilopa flavimana Hendel, 1913
Psilopa gigantea Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Psilopa girschneri Röder, 1889Egyptian carissa
Psilopa rufipes Hendel, 1913
Ptilomyia orientalis
Setacera breviventris Loew, 1860
Trypetomima completa Cresson, 1929
Trypetomima solitaria Cresson, 1929
Typopsilopa chinensis Wiedemann, 1830

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Micronesia
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
18
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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