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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
306
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
233
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
28
110
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
26
97
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
17
64
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
8 Genera with 13 Species
Atissa Haliday, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ephydrella Tonnoir & Ma..., 19252SpeciesTaxom
Hecamede Halida, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hecamedoides Hendel, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19366SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Ptilomyia Coquillett, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
13 Species
Atissa suturalis Cresson, 1929
Ephydrella acrostichalis Malloch, 1925
Ephydrella breviseta Malloch, 1925
Hecamede (Hecamede) granifera Thomson, 1868Shore fly
Hydrellia huttoni Cresson, 1948
Hydrellia michelae Bock, 1990
Hydrellia perplexa Bock, 1990
Hydrellia tritici Coquillett, 1903Lawn fly
Hydrellia victoria Cresson, 1932
Hydrellia williamsi Cresson, 1936Shore fly
Notiphila (Notiphila) fuscimana Malloch, 1925
Notiphila avia Loew, 1878
Scatella (Neoscatella) immaculata Malloch, 1925

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
8
Genera
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