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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
258
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
192
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
26
131
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
23
119
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
14
58
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tamil Nadu
5 Genera with 5 Species
Actocetor Becker, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Allotrichoma Becker, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ceropsilopa Cresson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Trimerogastra Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
5 Species
Actocetor indicus Wiedemann, 1824
Allotrichoma livens Cresson, 1929
Ceropsilopa cupreiventris Wulp, 1897
Ochthera brevitivialis Meijere, 1908
Trimerogastra cincta Hendel, 1914

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
SubfamilyGymnomyzinae
Latreille, 1829
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
3
3
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