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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
483
4679
10528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
481
4675
10525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
458
4577
10265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
3935
9011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
835
1611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
67
591
1149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
53
477
922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
49
383
701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
37
190
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
30
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
20
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nova Scotia
20 Genera with 28 Species
Athyroglossa Loew, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Atissa Haliday, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Dimecoenia Cresson, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 19424SpeciesTaxom
Ephydra Fallen, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Ilythea Haliday, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Limnellia Malloch, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Lytogaster Becker, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Philotelma Becker, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Scatophila Becker, 18692SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nova Scotia
28 Species
Athyroglossa granulosa Cresson, 1922
Atissa limosina Becker, 1896
Dimecoenia spinosa Loew, 1864
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Discomyza incurva Fallen, 1823
Ditrichophora canifrons Cresson, 1926
Ditrichophora exigua Cresson, 1924
Ditrichophora parilis Cresson, 1924
Ditrichophora valens Cresson, 1942
Ephydra (Hydropyrus) hians Say, 1830Brine fly
Ephydra packardi Wirth, 1971
Hyadina albovenosa Coquillett, 1900
Lamproscatella muria Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Limnellia anna Cresson, 1935Mosses
Limnellia stenhammari Zetterstedt, 1846
Lytogaster excavata Sturtevant &..., 1954
Nostima picta (Fallen, 1813)⇒ Philygria picta Fallen, 1813
Notiphila adusta Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Notiphila annulata Fallen, 1813
Notiphila bispinosa Cresson, 1917
Notiphila phaeopsis Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Philygria vittipennis Zetterstedt, 1837
Psilopa leucostoma Meigen, 1830
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly
Scatella setosa Coquillett, 1900
Scatophila despecta Haliday, 1839
Scatophila mesogramma Loew, 1869

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Nova Scotia
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
6
9
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