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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
968
2414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
793
1962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
47
555
1162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
43
456
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
32
234
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
50
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
41
89
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
41 Genera with 89 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTZ
Allotrichoma Becker, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Athyroglossa Loew, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Atissa Haliday, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Brachydeutera Loew, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Ceropsilopa Cresson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cirrula Cresson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cressonomyia Arnaud, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Diclasiopa Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dimecoenia Cresson, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18133SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Ephydra Fallen, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Gastrops Williston, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Glenanthe Haliday, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19716SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochasma Hendel, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Ilythea Haliday, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lemnaphila Cresson, 1933Duckweed Miner Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lipochaeta Coquillett, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Lytogaster Becker, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Mosillus Latreille, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 194012SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Paracoenia Cresson, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Pelina Curtis, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohecamede Hendel, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Ptilomyia Coquillett, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Rhysophora Cresson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19028SpeciesTaxom
Scatophila Becker, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Schema Becker, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Typopsilopa Cresson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
89 Species
Allotrichoma laterale Loew, 1860
Athyroglossa glaphyropus Loew, 1878
Atissa pygmaea Haliday, 1833
Brachydeutera sturtevanti Wirth, 1964Downy phlox
Ceropsilopa mellipes Coquillett, 1900
Cirrula austrina Coquillett, 1900
Cressonomyia aciculata Loew, 1862
Diclasiopa lacteipennis Loew, 1862
Dimecoenia spinosa Loew, 1864
Discocerina avanae Mathis & Zat..., 2010
Discocerina obscura Williston, 1896Hogvine
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Discomyza u-signata Cresson, 1926
Discomyza u-stigmata
Ditrichophora lenis Cresson, 1940
Ditrichophora pulchella (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Gymnoclasiopa pulchella Meigen, 1830
Ditrichophora valens Cresson, 1942
Ephydra currani Wirth, 1971
Ephydra gracilis Packard, 1871Shore fly
Gastrops nebulosus Coquillett, 1900
Gastrops niger Williston, 1897
Glenanthe fascipennis Sturtevant &..., 1954
Glenanthe litorea Cresson, 1925
Hyadina albovenosa Coquillett, 1900
Hyadina furva Cresson, 1926
Hydrellia bilobifera Cresson, 1936
Hydrellia formosa Loew, 1861
Hydrellia ischiaca Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hydrellia personata Deonier, 1971
Hydrellia proclinata Cresson, 1915
Hydrellia rixator Deonier, 1971
Hydrochasma faciale Williston, 1896
Hydrochasma leucoproctum Loew, 1861
Ilythea spilota Curtis, 1832
Lamproscatella dichaeta Mathis, 1860
Lemnaphila scotlandae Cresson, 1933
Lipochaeta slossonae Coquillett, 1896
Lytogaster cervenkae Clausen, 1982
Lytogaster excavata Sturtevant &..., 1954
Lytogaster gravida Loew, 1863Shore fly
Mosillus tibialis Cresson, 1916Shore fly
Notiphila bispinosa Cresson, 1917
Notiphila decoris Williston, 1893
Notiphila elophila Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Notiphila erythrocera Loew, 1878
Notiphila floridensis Cresson, 1917
Notiphila furcata Coquillett, 1902
Notiphila loewi Cresson, 1917
Notiphila macrochaeta Loew, 1878
Notiphila olivacea Cresson, 1917
Notiphila pulchra Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Notiphila pulchrifrons Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Notiphila sicca Cresson, 1940
Ochthera anatolikos Clausen, 1977
Ochthera cuprilineata Wheeler, 1896Cypresshead groundcherry
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Ochthera occidentalis Clausen, 1977
Ochthera tuberculata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Paracoenia bisetosa Coquillett, 1902
Paralimna decipiens Loew, 1878
Paralimna texana Cresson, 1915
Parydra (Parydra) aquila Fallen, 1813
Parydra appendiculata Loew, 1878
Parydra pinguis Walker, 1852
Parydra quadrituberculata Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Pelina truncatula Loew, 1878
Philygria nigrescens Cresson, 1930
Polytrichophora agens Cresson, 1924
Polytrichophora setigera Cresson, 1916
Pseudohecamede abdominalis Williston, 1896
Psilopa aeneonigra (Loew, 1878)⇒ Cressonomyia aeneonigra Loew, 1878
Psilopa dupla Cresson, 1940
Psilopa girschneri Röder, 1889Egyptian carissa
Ptilomyia lobiochaeta Sturtevant &..., 1954
Ptilomyia parva Williston, 1896
Ptilomyia pleuriseta Cresson, 1942
Rhysophora robusta Cresson, 1924
Scatella (Scatella) obsoleta Loew, 1861
Scatella (Scatella) paludum Meigen, 1830
Scatella favillacea Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Scatella laxa Cresson, 1933
Scatella marinensis Cresson, 1935
Scatella picea Walker, 1849
Scatella quadrinotata Cresson, 1933
Scatella triseta Coquillett, 1902
Scatophila despecta Haliday, 1839
Schema salina Cresson, 1942
Typopsilopa atra Loew, 1862
Zeros flavipes Williston, 1896

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Texas
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
7
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
8
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
18
30
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