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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Toronto (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
1946
2617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
1946
2617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
305
1930
2593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
227
1647
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
64
443
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
301
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
246
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
35
195
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
25
94
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
8
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Toronto
8 Genera with 7 Species
Allotrichoma Becker, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Toronto
7 Species
Allotrichoma simplex Loew, 1861
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Discomyza incurva Fallen, 1823
Hyadina albovenosa Coquillett, 1900
Hydrellia notata Deonier, 1971
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Toronto
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
4
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