Checklist of Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3767
9372 | 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, Flies, Muscoid 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
| | Family | Ephydridae
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, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotrichoma Becker, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asmeringa Becker, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ditrichophora Cresson, 1959 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dryxo Robineau-Des..., 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydra Fallen, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Karema Cresson, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notiphila Fallen, 1862 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ochthera Latreille, 1776 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paralimna Loew, 1956 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scatella Robineau-Des..., 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
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, 1776 | Mantis Fly | | Paralimna nigripes Adams, 1905 | | | Paralimna poecila Wirth, 1956 | | | Scatella (Scatella) septemfenestrata Lamb, 1912 | |
Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Namibia
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