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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Pennsylvania (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
554
5452
12530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
553
5449
12526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
525
5347
12273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
4526
10429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
762
1783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
63
548
1097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
47
381
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
43
291
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
32
162
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
23
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
15
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pennsylvania
15 Genera with 22 Species
Axysta Haliday, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Cirrula Cresson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Glenanthe Haliday, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 18132SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Lytogaster Becker, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pennsylvania
22 Species
Axysta americana Clausen, 1983
Cirrula austrina Coquillett, 1900
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Glenanthe litorea Cresson, 1925
Hyadina corona Cresson, 1926
Hydrellia formosa Loew, 1861
Hydrellia griseola Fallen, 1813Shore fly
Leptopsilopa atrimana Loew, 1878
Lytogaster excavata Sturtevant &..., 1954
Nostima spilogaster Cresson, 1947
Notiphila carinata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Notiphila scalaris Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Ochthera anatolikos Clausen, 1977
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Paralimna punctipennis Wiedemann, 1830
Parydra (Parydra) aquila Fallen, 1813
Parydra abbreviata Loew, 1861
Parydra quadrituberculata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Parydra unituberculata Loew, 1878
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Philygria opposita (Loew, 1861)⇒ Philygria punctatonervosa Fallen, 1813
Polytrichophora agens Cresson, 1924

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Pennsylvania
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
7
12
Genera
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