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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
338
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
288
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
31
207
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
29
194
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
19
111
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
26
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
23
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
23 Genera with 69 Species
#ACDHLNOPRTZ
Actocetor Becker, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Allotrichoma Becker, 19824SpeciesTaxom
Atissa Haliday, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Ceropsilopa Cresson, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Chlorichaeta Becker, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Hecamede Halida, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Hecamedoides Hendel, 19894SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 193910SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 192212SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchopsilopa Hendel, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Trimerina Macquart, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Trypetomima Meijere, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Typopsilopa Cresson, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 19942SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
69 Species
Actocetor indicus Wiedemann, 1824
Allotrichoma afrum Canzoneri, 1982
Allotrichoma cederholmi Canzoneri & ..., 1996
Allotrichoma outambense Canzoneri, 1986
Allotrichoma schulleri Canzoneri, 1982
Atissa kairensis Becker, 1903
Ceropsilopa dissimilis Canzoneri & ..., 1994
Ceropsilopa incognita Canzoneri & ..., 1998
Ceropsilopa similis Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Chlorichaeta gioiellae Canzoneri & ..., 1990
Chlorichaeta villiersi Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Discomyza cederholmi Canzoneri & ..., 1996
Discomyza obscuriconris Canzoneri & ..., 1996
Discomyza similis Lamb, 1912
Hecamede affinis Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Hecamede nuda Wirth, 1956
Hecamedoides africanus Cresson, 1946
Hecamedoides anomalus Canzoneri & ..., 1994
Hecamedoides belcastroi Canzoneri & ..., 1994
Hecamedoides pusillus Canzoneri, 1989
Hyadina femorata Canzoneri & ..., 1998
Hyadina mathisi Canzoneri & ..., 1998
Hydrellia bumbunae Canzoneri, 1982
Hydrellia canzonerii Zatwarnicki, 1988
Hydrellia inusitata Canzoneri & ..., 1998
Hydrellia nigra (Canzoneri, 1982)⇒ Hydrellia tenebricosa Collin, 1939
Hydrellia nigroquadrimaculata Giordani Soika, 1956
Hydrellia ochtheroides Canzoneri & ..., 1998
Hydrellia perfida Canzoneri & ..., 1994
Hydrellia pseudopulchella Canzoneri & ..., 1998
Hydrellia sagittata Canzoneri & ..., 1998
Hydrellia tenebricosa Collin, 1939
Leptopsilopa leonensis Canzoneri & ..., 1990
Nostima danielssoni Canzoneri & ..., 1985
Nostima kondembaiensis Canzoneri, 1986
Nostima nigrofemorata Canzoneri & ..., 1994
Nostima striata Lamb, 1912
Notiphila ignobilis Loew, 1862
Notiphila montalentii Canzoneri & ..., 1994
Notiphila pokuma Cresson, 1947
Ochthera clauseni Raffone, 2002
Ochthera insularis Becker, 1910
Paralimna adversa Cresson, 1933
Paralimna arabica Becker, 1910
Paralimna bicolor Macquart, 1851
Paralimna boensis Canzoneri & ..., 1990
Paralimna confluens Loew, 1862
Paralimna invisa Giordani Soika, 1956
Paralimna lynx Cresson, 1933
Paralimna mackieae Cresson, 1947
Paralimna nubifer Cresson, 1929
Paralimna pokuma Cresson, 1933
Paralimna pseudornata Canzoneri, 1986
Paralimna puncticollis Becker, 1922
Placopsidella grandis Cresson, 1925Shore fly
Placopsidella rossi Canzoneri, 1986
Placopsidella rossii (Canzoneri, 1986)⇒ Placopsidella grandis Cresson, 1925
Polytrichophora albigenae Cresson, 1946
Polytrichophora azurescens Giordani Soika, 1956
Psilopa iceryae Cresson, 1946
Psilopa nitidula Fallen, 1813
Psilopa urbana Canzoneri & ..., 1994
Rhynchopsilopa gioiellae Canzoneri & ..., 1994
Rhynchopsilopa laevigata Cresson, 1946
Trimerina albitarsis Canzoneri & ..., 1998
Trypetomima formosina Becker, 1924
Typopsilopa dimidiata Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Zeros invenatus Lamb, 1912
Zeros maximus Canzoneri & ..., 1994

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
5
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
14
31
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