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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4282
13815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
680
2226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
57
537
1577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
43
403
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
40
369
1124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
27
191
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
19
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
6 Genera with 18 Species
Brachydeutera Loew, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 01SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19475SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19338SpeciesTaxom
Typopsilopa Cresson, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
18 Species
Brachydeutera africana Wirth, 1964
Brachydeutera brunnea Wirth, 1964
Lamproscatella africana
Notiphila cana Cresson, 1947
Notiphila dimidiaticornis Giordani Soika, 1956
Notiphila ignobilis Loew, 1862
Notiphila obscuricornis Loew, 1862
Notiphila pokuma Cresson, 1947
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Paralimna confluens Loew, 1862
Paralimna nebulosa Wirth, 1955
Paralimna nidor Cresson, 1933
Paralimna pupulata Cresson, 1939
Paralimna setifemur Cresson, 1939
Paralimna sponsa Giordani Soika, 1956
Paralimna ugandensis Cogan, 1968
Paralimna vansomereni Cresson, 1933
Typopsilopa natalensis Wirth, 1956

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

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
2
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