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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
438
11533
47057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
1962
8404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1526
6538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
67
1018
3317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
63
880
2816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
48
487
1452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
5
72
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
41
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
41 Genera with 84 Species
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Actocetor Becker, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Allotrichoma Becker, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Asmeringa Becker, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Athyroglossa Loew, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Atissa Haliday, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Brachydeutera Loew, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Ceropsilopa Cresson, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Chlorichaeta Becker, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Diclasiopa Hendel, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Dryxo Robineau-Des..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ephydra Fallen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Eremotrichoma Giordani Soika, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Glenanthe Haliday, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Haloscatella Mathis, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hecamede Halida, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Hecamedoides Hendel, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19326SpeciesTaxom
Karema Cresson, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Lipochaeta Coquillett, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mosillus Latreille, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Neoscatella Malloch, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 194710SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Oedenops Becker, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19569SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Ptilomyia Coquillett, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Rhinchopsilopa2SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchopsilopa Hendel, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19564SpeciesTaxom
Trypetomima Meijere, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Typopsilopa Cresson, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 19431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
84 Species
Actocetor indicus Wiedemann, 1824
Allotrichoma pluvialis Giordani Soika, 1956
Asmeringa africana Wirth, 1956
Athyroglossa lindneri Wirth, 1964
Atissa limosina Becker, 1896
Brachydeutera brunnea Wirth, 1964
Brachydeutera munroi Cresson, 1939
Brachydeutera pleuralis Malloch, 1928
Ceropsilopa opulens Cresson, 1925
Chlorichaeta tuberculosa Becker, 1922Shore fly
Diclasiopa nigricornis Wirth, 1956
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Discomyza africana Cresson, 1939
Discomyza dolichocerus Cresson, 1944
Discomyza eritrea Cresson, 1935
Discomyza incurva Fallen, 1823
Discomyza similis Lamb, 1912
Ditrichophora sia Dahl, 1959
Dryxo ornata Macquart, 1843
Ephydra stuckenbergi Wirth, 1975
Haloscatella dichaeta Loew, 1860
Hecamede nuda Wirth, 1956
Hecamedoides africanus Cresson, 1946
Hecamedoides costatus Loew, 1860
Hydrellia bicolorithorax Giordani Soika, 1956
Hydrellia griseola Fallen, 1813Shore fly
Hydrellia karenae Canzoneri, 1996
Hydrellia lunata Cresson, 1932
Hydrellia meneghinii Canzoneri, 1996
Hydrellia portis Cresson, 1932
Karema loewella Cresson, 1929
Lipochaeta africana
Mosillus beckeri Cresson, 1925
Mosillus bracteatus Schiner, 1868
Neoscatella capensis
Neoscatella kauaiensis (Wirth, 1948)⇒ Scatella kauaiensis Wirth, 1948
Neoscatella stuckenbergi (Wirth, 1956)⇒ Scatella stuckenbergi Wirth, 1956
Nostima striata Lamb, 1912
Notiphila abdita Cogan, 1968
Notiphila adusta Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Notiphila annulata Fallen, 1813
Notiphila bipunctata Loew, 1862
Notiphila elophila Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Notiphila ignobilis Loew, 1862
Notiphila kenyaensis Cresson, 1947
Notiphila obscuricornis Loew, 1862
Notiphila phaeopsis Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Notiphila pokuma Cresson, 1947
Ochthera chalybescens Loew, 1862
Ochthera insularis Becker, 1910
Ochthera praedatoria Loew, 1862
Oedenops afra (Wirth, 1956)⇒ Paralimna afra Wirth, 1956
Paralimna afra Wirth, 1956
Paralimna albonotata Loew, 1862
Paralimna confluens Loew, 1862
Paralimna limbata Loew, 1862
Paralimna mackieae Cresson, 1947
Paralimna mariae Cogan, 1968
Paralimna nigripes Adams, 1905
Paralimna puncticollis Becker, 1922
Paralimna ustulata Wirth, 1956
Parydra bucculenta Loew, 1862
Parydra villosissima Giordani Soika, 1956
Philygria brincki Wirth, 1960
Philygria mackieae Cresson, 1943
Polytrichophora albigenae Cresson, 1946
Polytrichophora australis Cresson, 1946
Psilopa africana Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Psilopa compta Meigen, 1830
Psilopa mackiei Cresson, 1946
Ptilomyia africana Cresson, 1943
Rhinchopsilopa albipunctata
Rhinchopsilopa minor
Rhynchopsilopa albipunctata Wirth, 1968
Rhynchopsilopa minor Wirth, 1968
Rhynchopsilopa nitidissima Hendel, 1931
Rhynchopsilopa trautae Wirth, 1955
Scatella (Neoscatella) kauaiensis Wirth, 1948
Scatella (Scatella) septemfenestrata Lamb, 1912
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly
Scatella stuckenbergi Wirth, 1956
Trypetomima formosina Becker, 1924
Typopsilopa natalensis Wirth, 1956
Zeros intermedius Cresson, 1943

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
7
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
20
28
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