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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
114
267
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
114
267
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
111
263
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
80
207
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
32
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
18
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
12
17
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
11
16
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
5
10
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
4
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tristan da Cunha
2 Genera with 2 Species
Dimecoenia Cresson, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Scatophila Becker, 19541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tristan da Cunha
2 Species
Dimecoenia tristanensis Frey, 1954
Scatophila eremita Frey, 1954

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Tristan da Cunha
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
2
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