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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Saint Lucia (Lesser Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
198
1056
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
198
1056
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1026
1544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
846
1350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
188
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
35
154
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
25
119
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
21
91
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
14
58
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saint Lucia
3 Genera with 3 Species
Discomyza Meigen, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Rhinchopsilopa1SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchopsilopa Hendel, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Lucia
3 Species
Discomyza eritrea Cresson, 1935
Rhinchopsilopa minor
Rhynchopsilopa albipunctata Wirth, 1968

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Saint Lucia
SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
1
1
Genus
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