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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
560
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
54
462
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
222
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
37
198
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
25
108
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
17
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
11 Genera with 16 Species
Actocetor Becker, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Allotrichoma Becker, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Asmeringa Becker, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Dryxo Robineau-Des..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ephydra Fallen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Karema Cresson, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
16 Species
Actocetor indicus Wiedemann, 1824
Asmeringa namibia Mathis, 2001
Ditrichophora atrata Cresson, 1940
Ditrichophora sia Dahl, 1959
Dryxo ornata Macquart, 1843
Ephydra stuckenbergi Wirth, 1975
Karema loewella Cresson, 1929
Notiphila bipunctata Loew, 1862
Notiphila ignobilis Loew, 1862
Notiphila obscuricornis Loew, 1862
Ochthera chalybescens Loew, 1862
Ochthera insularis Becker, 1910
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Paralimna nigripes Adams, 1905
Paralimna poecila Wirth, 1956
Scatella (Scatella) septemfenestrata Lamb, 1912

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Namibia
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
1
3
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