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Checklist of Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
for Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
633
8871
31367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
629
8860
31350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
599
8751
31129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
6950
25723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1300
6337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
78
885
3945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
62
650
2755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
58
566
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
45
338
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
74
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
47
144
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
47 Genera with 144 Species
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Allotrichoma Becker, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Apulvillus Malloch, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Atissa Haliday, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Brachydeutera Loew, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Ceropsilopa Cresson, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Chaetoscatella Malloch, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Chlorichaeta Becker, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Clasiopa Stenhammar, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Clasiopella Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Coenia Robineau-Des..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Dichaeta Meigen, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Donaceus Cresson, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Ephydra Fallen, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Ephydrella Tonnoir & Ma..., 19697SpeciesTaxom
Haloscatella Mathis, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Hecamede Halida, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Hostis Cresson, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19806SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19367SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Limnellia Malloch, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Lytogaster Becker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Medeterus Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Mosillus Latreille, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Nannodastia Hendel, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Neohydrellia Malloch, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Neoscatella Malloch, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Neozealides2SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Orasiopa Zatwarnicki ..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Parahyadina Tonnoir & Ma..., 201911SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Paratissa Coquillett, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Philygriola Hendel, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19265SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 192644SpeciesTaxom
Trypetomima Meijere, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
144 Species and 3 Subspecies
Allotrichoma alium Cresson, 1929
Apulvillus bronneci (Malloch, 1934)⇒ Scatella bronneci Malloch, 1934
Atissa antennalis Aldrich, 1931
Atissa oahuensis Cresson, 1948
Brachydeutera adusta Mathis & Gho..., 1985
Brachydeutera hebes Cresson, 1926Shore fly
Brachydeutera ibari Ninomyia, 1929Shore fly
Brachydeutera sydneyensis Malloch, 1924
Ceropsilopa coquilletti Cresson, 1922Shore fly
Chaetoscatella cheesmanae (Malloch, 1934)⇒ Scatella cheesmanae Malloch, 1934
Chlorichaeta albipennis Loew, 1848Shore fly
Chlorichaeta tuberculosa Becker, 1922Shore fly
Clasiopa affinis (Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926)⇒ Polytrichophora affinis Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Clasiopa flavitarsis (Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926)⇒ Polytrichophora mallochi Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Clasiopella uncinata Hendel, 1914Shore fly
Coenia alpina Mathis, 1975Park rockcress
Dichaeta caudata Fallen, 1813
Discocerina atrifacies Malloch, 1934
Discocerina communis Malloch, 1934
Discomyza incurva Fallen, 1823
Discomyza maculipennis Wiedemann, 1824Shore fly
Donaceus nigronotatus Cresson, 1943Shore fly
Ephydra (Ephydra) cinerea (Jones, 1906)⇒ Ephydra gracilis Packard, 1871
Ephydra gracilis Packard, 1871Shore fly
Ephydra millbrae Jones, 1906Gray's catchfly
Ephydrella aquaria Hutton, 1901
Ephydrella assimilis Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Ephydrella glauca Salmon, 1937
Ephydrella novaezealandiae Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Ephydrella spathulata Cresson, 1935
Ephydrella thermarum Dumbleton, 1969
Haloscatella balioptera Mathis, Zatw..., 2004
Haloscatella harrisoni Mathis, Zatw..., 2004
Haloscatella karekare Mathis, Zatw..., 2004
Hecamede (Hecamede) femoralis (Malloch, 1930)⇒ Hecamede granifera Thomson, 1868
Hecamede (Hecamede) granifera Thomson, 1868Shore fly
Hecamede (Hecamede) inermis (Malloch, 1933)⇒ Hecamede granifera Thomson, 1868
Hostis guamensis Cresson, 1945Shore fly
Hyadina hivaoae Malloch, 1933
Hyadina irrorata Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Hyadina obscurifrons Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Hyadina pullipes Cresson, 1930
Hyadina vittifacies (Tenorio, 1980)⇒ Hyadina hivaoae Malloch, 1933
Hydrellia acutipennis Harrison, 1959
Hydrellia enderbii Hutton, 1902
Hydrellia hawaiiensis Cresson, 1936
Hydrellia novaezealandiae Harrison, 1959
Hydrellia tritici Coquillett, 1903Lawn fly
Hydrellia velutinifrons Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Hydrellia williamsi Cresson, 1936Shore fly
Lamproscatella balioptera Mathis, Zatw..., 2004
Lamproscatella karekare Mathis, Zatw..., 2004
Lamproscatella quadrisetosa Becker, 1896
Leptopsilopa pollinosa Kertesz, 1901
Limnellia abbreviata Harrison, 1976
Lytogaster gravida Loew, 1863Shore fly
Mosillus marquesana (Malloch, 1933)⇒ Placopsidella marquesana Malloch, 1933
Mosillus opaculus Thomson, 1869
Mosillus tibialis Cresson, 1916Shore fly
Nannodastia horni Hendel, 1930Eastern white water-crowfoot
Neohydrellia hivaoae (Malloch, 1933)⇒ Hyadina hivaoae Malloch, 1933
Neozealides irroratus
Neozealides obscurifrons Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Nostima duoseta Cresson, 1943
Nostima kiwistriata Edmiston & M..., 2007
Nostima monticola Malloch, 1933
Nostima negramaculata Edmiston & M..., 2007
Nostima niveivenosa Cresson, 1930Shore fly
Nostima striata Lamb, 1912
Notiphila insularis Grimshaw, 1901Scaly swordfern
Ochthera circularis Cresson, 1926Shore fly
Orasiopa mera Cresson, 1939Shore fly
Parahyadina angusta Mathis & Zat..., 2019
Parahyadina atra Mathis & Zat..., 2019
Parahyadina bifurcata Mathis & Zat..., 2019
Parahyadina bulla Mathis & Zat..., 2019
Parahyadina debilis Mathis & Zat..., 2019
Parahyadina edmistoni Mathis & Zat..., 2019
Parahyadina hennigi Mathis & Zat..., 2019
Parahyadina irwini Mathis & Zat..., 2019
Parahyadina lacustris Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Parahyadina latistylis Mathis & Zat..., 2019
Paralimna lineata Meijere, 1908
Paratissa pollinosa Williston, 1896Shore fly
Paratissa semilutea Loew, 1869Shore fly
Parydra neozelandica Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Philygriola monticola (Malloch, 1933)⇒ Nostima monticola Malloch, 1933
Placopsidella cynocephala Kertesz, 1901Lanceleaf springbeauty
Placopsidella grandis Cresson, 1925Shore fly
Placopsidella marquesana Malloch, 1933Shore fly
Polytrichophora affinis Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Polytrichophora brunneifrons Meijere, 1916
Polytrichophora dubia Malloch, 1934
Polytrichophora flavitarsis Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Polytrichophora mallochi Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Psilopa girschneri Röder, 1889Egyptian carissa
Psilopa huttoni Hendel, 1931
Psilopa irregularis (Malloch, 1934)⇒ Leptopsilopa pollinosa Kertesz, 1901
Psilopa metallica Hutton, 1901
Psilopa pollinosa (Kertesz, 1901)⇒ Leptopsilopa pollinosa Kertesz, 1901
Scatella (Apulvillus) bronneci Malloch, 1934
Scatella (Apulvillus) cheesmanae Malloch, 1934
Scatella (Apulvillus) cinereifacies Tenorio, 1980
Scatella (Apulvillus) femoralis Tenorio, 1980
Scatella (Apulvillus) mauiensis Wirth, 1948
Scatella (Apulvillus) unguiculata Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Scatella (Apulvillus) unguiculosa Mathis, 1934
Scatella (Apulvillus) williamsi Wirth, 1948
Scatella (Neoscatella) amnica Tenorio, 1980
Scatella (Neoscatella) atra Malloch, 1933
Scatella (Neoscatella) bryani Cresson, 1926
Scatella (Neoscatella) cilipes Wirth, 1948
Scatella (Neoscatella) clavipes Wirth, 1948
Scatella (Neoscatella) fimbriata Wirth, 1948
Scatella (Neoscatella) fluvialis Tenorio, 1980
Scatella (Neoscatella) hawaiiensis Grimshaw, 1901
Scatella (Neoscatella) kauaiensis Wirth, 1948
Scatella (Neoscatella) oahuense Williams, 1938
Scatella (Neoscatella) sexnotata Cresson, 1926
Scatella (Neoscatella) tenda Wirth, 1948
Scatella (Neoscatella) terryi Cresson, 1926
Scatella (Neoscatella) vittithorax Malloch, 1925
Scatella (Neoscatella) warreni Cresson, 1926
Scatella (Scatella) acutipennis Harrison, 1964
Scatella (Scatella) brevis Harrison, 1964
Scatella (Scatella) nelsoni Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Scatella (Scatella) nitidifrons (Cresson, 1918)⇒ Scatella tonnoiri Hendel, 1931
Scatella nitidifrons subvittata Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Scatella (Scatella) nitidithorax Malloch, 1925
Scatella (Scatella) nubeculosa Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Scatella (Scatella) septemfenestrata Lamb, 1912
Scatella (Scatella) septempunctata Malloch, 1933
Scatella (Scatella) sexpunctata Malloch, 1933
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly
Scatella (Scatella) tonnoiri Hendel, 1931
Scatella tonnoiri subvittata Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Scatella tonnoiri tonnoiri
Scatella (Scatella) varipennis Malloch, 1933
Scatella (Scatella) wirthi Tenorio, 1980Waihee Valley peperomia
Scatella abbreviata (Harrison, 1976)⇒ Limnellia abbreviata Harrison, 1976
Scatella cinerifacies Tenorio, 1980
Scatella favillacea Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Scatella subvittata Tonnoir & Ma..., 1926
Trypetomima completa Cresson, 1929
Trypetomima fascipennis Malloch, 1934
Zeros invenatus Lamb, 1912

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Polynesia
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
9
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
8
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
18
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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