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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Tennessee (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
476
4010
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
475
4007
8731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
450
3905
8446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
315
3222
6875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
69
466
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
339
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
211
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
35
159
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
25
102
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
16
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tennessee
10 Genera with 12 Species
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19712SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Trimerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Typopsilopa Cresson, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tennessee
12 Species
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Ditrichophora canifrons Cresson, 1926
Ditrichophora exigua Cresson, 1924
Hydrellia discursa Deonier, 1971
Hydrellia rixator Deonier, 1971
Notiphila cressoni Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Ochthera tuberculata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Paralimna punctipennis Wiedemann, 1830
Parydra pinguis Walker, 1852
Polytrichophora sturtevantorum Mathis & Zat..., 2012
Trimerina madizans Fallen, 1813
Typopsilopa atra Loew, 1862

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Tennessee
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
4
5
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