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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
828
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
827
1375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
820
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
613
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
160
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
33
126
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
26
91
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
23
79
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
16
43
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vanuatu
5 Genera with 5 Species
Discomyza Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
5 Species
Discomyza maculipennis Wiedemann, 1824Shore fly
Hyadina hivaoae Malloch, 1933
Leptopsilopa mutabilis Cresson, 1925
Placopsidella insulana Mathis, 1986
Psilopa flavimana Hendel, 1913

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Vanuatu
SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
4
4
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