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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Palau (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
1164
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
1164
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
1113
1774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
129
778
1258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
40
173
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
29
98
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
25
77
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
23
69
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
16
43
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
17
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palau
5 Genera with 7 Species
Discomyza Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hecamede Halida, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Orasiopa Zatwarnicki ..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palau
7 Species
Discomyza maculipennis Wiedemann, 1824Shore fly
Hecamede (Hecamede) granifera Thomson, 1868Shore fly
Orasiopa mera Cresson, 1939Shore fly
Placopsidella cynocephala Kertesz, 1901Lanceleaf springbeauty
Placopsidella grandis Cresson, 1925Shore fly
Placopsidella liparoides Meijere, 1916
Polytrichophora brunneifrons Meijere, 1916

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Palau
SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
5
7
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