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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
3514
6584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3513
6582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3451
6458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
2759
5315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
407
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
298
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
36
245
449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
33
214
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
23
78
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
15
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
8 Genera with 11 Species
Clasiopella Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Facitrichophora Mathis & Zat..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19181SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 20122SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
11 Species
Clasiopella uncinata Hendel, 1914Shore fly
Facitrichophora manza Mathis & Zat..., 2012
Hydrellia calverti Cresson, 1918
Leptopsilopa lineanota Cresson, 1922
Nostima melina Edmiston & M..., 2005
Nostima negruzca Edmiston & M..., 2005
Paralimna captiosa (Cresson, 1916)⇒ Paralimna molossus Schiner, 1868
Paralimna molossus Schiner, 1868
Placopsidella cynocephala Kertesz, 1901Lanceleaf springbeauty
Polytrichophora setulosa Cresson, 1918
Polytrichophora sinuosa Mathis & Zat..., 2012

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
5
6
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