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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Scottish Highlands (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
2923
5908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
2920
5906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
2859
5790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2476
5174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
78
574
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
418
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
45
313
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
41
248
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
30
120
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
18
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
10
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scottish Highlands
10 Genera with 22 Species
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19662SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Limnellia Malloch, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Pelina Curtis, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18132SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scottish Highlands
22 Species
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Ditrichophora cinerella Stenhammar, 1844
Hydrellia maura Meigen, 1838
Hydrellia subalbiceps Collin, 1966
Lamproscatella sibilans Haliday, 1833
Limnellia quadrata Fallen, 1813
Limnellia stenhammari Zetterstedt, 1846
Limnellia surturi Andersson, 1971
Notiphila (Notiphila) annulipes Stenhammar, 1844
Notiphila (Notiphila) cinerea Fallen, 1813
Notiphila (Notiphila) nigricornis Stenhammar, 1844
Notiphila (Notiphila) riparia Meigen, 1830
Parydra (Chaetoapnaea) pusilla Meigen, 1830
Parydra (Parydra) aquila Fallen, 1813
Parydra (Parydra) coarctata (Fallen, 1813)⇒ Parydra coarctata Fallen, 1813
Parydra (Parydra) littoralis (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Parydra littoralis Meigen, 1830
Pelina aenea Fallen, 1813
Pelina nitens Loew, 1873
Philygria interstincta Fallen, 1813
Philygria punctatonervosa Fallen, 1813
Scatella (Neoscatella) subguttata Meigen, 1830
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Scottish Highlands
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
2
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