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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Southwest Mexico (South Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
5821
13599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
496
5815
13595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
474
5736
13377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
4589
10958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
76
596
1455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
58
453
965
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
269
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
37
216
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
26
112
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
15
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
9
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southwest Mexico
9 Genera with 7 Species
Brachydeutera Loew, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Coenia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Cressoniella Mitchell, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Pelina Curtis, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Physemops Cresson, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest Mexico
7 Species
Brachydeutera neotropica Wirth, 1964Downy phlox
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Ditrichophora chiapas Mathis, 1997
Nostima velutina Edmiston & M..., 2005
Parydra lynetteae Clausen & Cook, 1971
Pelina mathisi Clausen, 1987
Physemops azul Wirth, 1970

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Southwest Mexico
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
4
4
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