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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
655
1188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
62
469
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
48
375
701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
43
295
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
33
136
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
11
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Alberta
7 Genera with 11 Species
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19712SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
11 Species
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Hydrellia griseola Fallen, 1813Shore fly
Hydrellia notata Deonier, 1971
Lamproscatella bimaculata Hendel, 1933
Lamproscatella muria Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Notiphila annulata Fallen, 1813
Notiphila atripes Cresson, 1917
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Philygria obtecta Becker, 1896
Psilopa leucostoma Meigen, 1830
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Southern Alberta
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
1
2
Genus
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