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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Rwanda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1845
4258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
184
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
159
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
28
132
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
25
127
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
18
77
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
1
17
37
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
17
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rwanda
17 Genera with 37 Species
Athyroglossa Loew, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Ceropsilopa Cresson, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Hecamedoides Hendel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19566SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Limnellia Malloch, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19337SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Pelina Curtis, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Psilopoidea Cresson, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Typopsilopa Cresson, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 19431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
37 Species
Athyroglossa africana Wirth, 1955
Ceropsilopa opulens Cresson, 1925
Discomyza dolichocerus Cresson, 1944
Hecamedoides costatus Loew, 1860
Hyadina nigropleuralis Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Hyadina pseudonitida Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Hydrellia bicolorithorax Giordani Soika, 1956
Hydrellia brunnipleura Giordani Soika, 1956
Hydrellia congensis Giordani Soika, 1956
Hydrellia ipsata Zatwarnicki, 1988
Hydrellia meneghinii Canzoneri, 1996
Hydrellia nigroquadrimaculata Giordani Soika, 1956
Leptopsilopa aurata Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Leptopsilopa tibialis Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Limnellia minima Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Nostima abdominalis Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Notiphila bivittata Cogan, 1968
Notiphila dimidiaticornis Giordani Soika, 1956
Notiphila lineata Giordani Soika, 1956
Notiphila obscuricornis Loew, 1862
Paralimna confluens Loew, 1862
Paralimna dasycera Bezzi, 1908
Paralimna limbata Loew, 1862
Paralimna nidor Cresson, 1933
Paralimna nubifer Cresson, 1929
Paralimna pupulata Cresson, 1939
Paralimna vansomereni Cresson, 1933
Parydra bucculenta Loew, 1862
Parydra villosissima Giordani Soika, 1956
Pelina abdominalis Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Pelina cupreofasciata Giordani Sokia, 1956
Philygria costalis Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Psilopoidea howardi Cresson, 1939
Typopsilopa antennata Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Typopsilopa dimidiata Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Typopsilopa nigritella Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Zeros intermedius Cresson, 1943

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

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
5
6
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