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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
460
986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
384
816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
36
227
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
33
206
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
23
112
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
15
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
11
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
11 Genera with 19 Species
Allotrichoma Becker, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Atissa Haliday, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Ephydra Fallen, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Homalometopus Becker, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19902SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mosillus Latreille, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 19914SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
19 Species
Allotrichoma laterale Loew, 1860
Allotrichoma sicanum Canzoneri, 1980
Atissa pygmaea Haliday, 1833
Ephydra bivittata Loew, 1860Arctic Fritillary
Homalometopus albiditinctus (Becker, 1903)⇒ Homalometopus castaneus Mathis, 1984
Homalometopus castaneus Mathis, 1984
Hydrellia griseola Fallen, 1813Shore fly
Hydrellia valerosiae Canzoneri & ..., 1990
Lamproscatella unipunctata Becker, 1907
Mosillus subsultans Fabricius, 1794
Notiphila australis Loew, 1860
Notiphila imperomana Mathis, 1995
Parydra (Chaetoapnaea) fossarum Haliday, 1833
Parydra (Paranapaea) pubera Loew, 1860
Psilopa compta Meigen, 1830
Psilopa nilotica Becker, 1903
Psilopa nitidula Fallen, 1813
Psilopa punica Canzoneri, 1991
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Tunisia
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGymnomyzinae
Latreille, 1829
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
4
8
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