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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
2427
3666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
376
2423
3662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
2383
3584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
2026
3108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
448
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
301
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
238
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
34
174
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
25
80
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vancouver Island
7 Genera with 7 Species
Allotrichoma Becker, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ilythea Haliday, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vancouver Island
7 Species
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Hydrellia griseola Fallen, 1813Shore fly
Ilythea spilota Curtis, 1832
Nostima picta (Fallen, 1813)⇒ Philygria picta Fallen, 1813
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Philygria vittipennis Zetterstedt, 1837
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly

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

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
2
1
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