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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Northern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
375
2750
5100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
373
2748
5099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
353
2679
4966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
2271
4372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
575
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
59
416
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
45
337
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
41
274
479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
31
145
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
23
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
20
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Alberta
20 Genera with 30 Species
Allotrichoma Becker, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Coenia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Hecamedoides Hendel, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19712SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochasma Hendel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Limnellia Malloch, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Mosillus Latreille, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Paracoenia Cresson, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Philotelma Becker, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18133SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Scatophila Becker, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Setacera Cresson, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Alberta
30 Species
Allotrichoma bezzii Becker, 1896
Coenia curvicauda Meigen, 1830
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Ditrichophora exigua Cresson, 1924
Ditrichophora montana Cresson, 1942
Ditrichophora subnubila Cresson, 1940
Hecamedoides glaucella Stenhammar, 1844
Hydrellia griseola Fallen, 1813Shore fly
Hydrellia notata Deonier, 1971
Hydrochasma incisum Coquillett, 1902
Lamproscatella arichaeta Mathis, 1979
Lamproscatella muria Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Lamproscatella salinaria Sturevant & ..., 1954
Limnellia stenhammari Zetterstedt, 1846
Mosillus tibialis Cresson, 1916Shore fly
Notiphila (Agrolimna) uliginosa Haliday, 1839
Notiphila atripes Cresson, 1917
Notiphila olivacea Cresson, 1917
Notiphila pallidipalpis Cresson, 1940
Parydra (Chaetoapnaea) fossarum Haliday, 1833
Philotelma alaskense Cresson, 1935Mosses
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Philygria nigrescens Cresson, 1930
Philygria punctatonervosa Fallen, 1813
Polytrichophora orbitalis Loew, 1861
Psilopa compta Meigen, 1830
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly
Scatella setosa Coquillett, 1900
Scatophila cribrata Stenhammar, 1844
Scatophila despecta Haliday, 1839

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Northern Alberta
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
8
10
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