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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Quepos (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
2117
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
241
2116
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
2101
2440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
1882
2238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
248
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
225
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
32
158
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
29
137
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
22
84
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
12
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
9
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Quepos
9 Genera with 2 Species
Athyroglossa Loew, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Gastrops Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochasma Hendel, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Mimapsilopa Cresson, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quepos
2 Species
Athyroglossa atra Williston, 1896
Leptopsilopa similis Coquillett, 1900

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Quepos
SubfamilyDiscomyzinae
Acloque, 1897
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
3
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
4
2
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