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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
376
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
279
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
37
222
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
34
191
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
25
112
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
19
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
14
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
14 Genera with 18 Species
Ceropsilopa Cresson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cressonomyia Arnaud, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Dimecoenia Cresson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochasma Hendel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Paraephydra Mathis, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Physemops Cresson, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Ptilomyia Coquillett, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Typopsilopa Cresson, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
18 Species
Ceropsilopa mellipes Coquillett, 1900
Cressonomyia meridionalis Cresson, 1918
Dimecoenia gilvipes Coquillett, 1901
Discocerina incisa (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Hydrochasma incisum Coquillett, 1902
Discocerina nana Williston, 1896
Hydrellia gilvipes (Coquillett, 1900)⇒ Nostima gilvipes Coquillett, 1900
Hydrochasma incisum Coquillett, 1902
Nostima gilvipes Coquillett, 1900
Nostima neveivenosa
Nostima niveivenosa Cresson, 1930Shore fly
Notiphila virgata Coquillett, 1900
Paraephydra freitasi Oliveira, 1954
Physemops maldonadoi Wirth, 1970
Polytrichophora boriqueni Cresson, 1930
Psilopa mellipes (Coquillett, 1900)⇒ Ceropsilopa mellipes Coquillett, 1900
Ptilomyia enigma (Coquillett, 1900)⇒ Ptilomyia parva Williston, 1896
Ptilomyia parva Williston, 1896
Typopsilopa archboldi Wirth, 1968

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
7
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