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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
793
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
617
1451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
449
1039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
46
392
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
34
246
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
61
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
21
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
21 Genera with 37 Species
#ACDHLNOPRT
Actocetor Becker, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Atissa Haliday, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ceropsilopa Cresson, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Chlorichaeta Becker, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Clasiopella Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Dryxo Robineau-Des..., 18302SpeciesTaxom
Hecamede Halida, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hecamedoides Hendel, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19432SpeciesTaxom
Lamproclasiopa Hendel, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19167SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 18605SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchopsilopa Hendel, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Trimerogastra Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
37 Species
Actocetor nigrifinis Walker, 1860
Atissa limosina Becker, 1896
Ceropsilopa cupreiventris Wulp, 1897
Ceropsilopa decussata Cresson, 1925
Chlorichaeta orba Mathis & Zat..., 1993
Chlorichaeta tuberculosa Becker, 1922Shore fly
Clasiopella uncinata Hendel, 1914Shore fly
Discocerina biseta (Meijere, 1916)⇒ Lamproclasiopa biseta De Meijere, 1916
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Discomyza maculipennis Wiedemann, 1824Shore fly
Dryxo brahma Mathis & Zat..., 2002
Dryxo lispoidea Robineau-Des..., 1830
Hecamede (Hecamede) granifera Thomson, 1868Shore fly
Hecamedoides hepatica Meijere, 1916
Hydrellia griseola Fallen, 1813Shore fly
Hydrellia latipalpis Cresson, 1943
Lamproclasiopa biseta De Meijere, 1916
Leptopsilopa pollinosa Kertesz, 1901
Notiphila (Ahrolima) puncta Meijere, 1911
Notiphila (Notiphila) dorsopunctata Wiedemann, 1824
Notiphila bipunctata Loew, 1862
Notiphila indistincta Krivosheina, 2001
Notiphila philippinensis Cresson, 1948
Notiphila puberula Krivosheina, 2001
Notiphila simalurensis Meijere, 1916
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Paralimna (Paralimna) javana Wulp, 1891
Paralimna hirticornis Meijere, 1913
Paralimna lineata Meijere, 1908
Paralimna picta Kertesz, 1901
Paralimna quadrifascia Walker, 1860
Placopsidella phaeonota Mathis, 1986
Polytrichophora brunneifrons Meijere, 1916
Psilopa flavimana Hendel, 1913
Psilopa flavimanus (Hendel, 1913)⇒ Psilopa flavimana Hendel, 1913
Rhynchopsilopa ceylonensis Cresson, 1937
Trimerogastra cincta Hendel, 1914

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyGymnomyzinae
Latreille, 1829
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
14
18
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