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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1473
4451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
1219
3058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
57
909
2090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
53
799
1799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
39
417
1036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
67
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
43
131
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
43 Genera with 131 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPRSTZ
Actocetor Becker, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Allotrichoma Becker, 19897SpeciesTaxom
Asmeringa Becker, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Athyroglossa Loew, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Atissa Haliday, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Brachydeutera Loew, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceropsilopa Cresson, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Chlorichaeta Becker, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Dryxo Robineau-Des..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Elephantinosoma Becker, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Eremotrichoma Giordani Soika, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Gastrops Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Hecamede Halida, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Hecamedoides Hendel, 19894SpeciesTaxom
Homalometopus Becker, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 193912SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochasma Hendel, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Isgamera Giordani Soika, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Karema Cresson, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Mimapsilopa Cresson, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Mosillus Latreille, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19476SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Paracoenia Cresson, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 196821SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pectinifer Cresson, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 196911SpeciesTaxom
Ptilomyia Coquillett, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchopsilopa Hendel, 19876SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19562SpeciesTaxom
Setacera Cresson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Trimerina Macquart, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Trypetomima Meijere, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Typopsilopa Cresson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 19943SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
131 Species
Actocetor afrus Dikow & Mathis, 2002
Actocetor indicus Wiedemann, 1824
Actocetor margaritatus Wiedemann, 1830
Actocetor toniatabae Canzoneri, 1981
Allotrichoma afrum Canzoneri, 1982
Allotrichoma augierasi Seguy, 1933
Allotrichoma cederholmi Canzoneri & ..., 1996
Allotrichoma giordanii Canzoneri, 1981
Allotrichoma outambense Canzoneri, 1986
Allotrichoma schulleri Canzoneri, 1982
Allotrichoma senegalense Canzoneri, 1989
Asmeringa senegalensis Canzoneri, 1980
Athyroglossa argyrata Hendel, 1931
Atissa kairensis Becker, 1903
Atissa limosina Becker, 1896
Ceropsilopa dissimilis Canzoneri & ..., 1994
Ceropsilopa incognita Canzoneri & ..., 1998
Ceropsilopa longicornis Lamb, 1912
Ceropsilopa similis Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Chlorichaeta gioiellae Canzoneri & ..., 1990
Chlorichaeta tuberculosa Becker, 1922Shore fly
Chlorichaeta villiersi Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Discomyza cederholmi Canzoneri & ..., 1996
Discomyza eritrea Cresson, 1935
Discomyza incurva Fallen, 1823
Discomyza obscuriconris Canzoneri & ..., 1996
Discomyza similis Lamb, 1912
Dryxo ornata Macquart, 1843
Elephantinosoma cogani Mathis & Dee..., 1987
Eremotrichoma meridionale Canzoneri & ..., 1989
Hecamede affinis Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Hecamede nuda Wirth, 1956
Hecamede tomentosa Mathis, 1993
Hecamedoides africanus Cresson, 1946
Hecamedoides anomalus Canzoneri & ..., 1994
Hecamedoides belcastroi Canzoneri & ..., 1994
Hecamedoides pusillus Canzoneri, 1989
Homalometopus lukinatcha Mathis, 1984
Hyadina femorata Canzoneri & ..., 1998
Hyadina mathisi Canzoneri & ..., 1998
Hyadina ukundensis Canzoneri & ..., 1987
Hydrellia anguliterga Deeming, 2002
Hydrellia bumbunae Canzoneri, 1982
Hydrellia canzonerii Zatwarnicki, 1988
Hydrellia inusitata Canzoneri & ..., 1998
Hydrellia nigra (Canzoneri, 1982)⇒ Hydrellia tenebricosa Collin, 1939
Hydrellia nigroquadrimaculata Giordani Soika, 1956
Hydrellia ochtheroides Canzoneri & ..., 1998
Hydrellia perfida Canzoneri & ..., 1994
Hydrellia prosternalis Deeming, 1977
Hydrellia pseudopulchella Canzoneri & ..., 1998
Hydrellia sagittata Canzoneri & ..., 1998
Hydrellia tenebricosa Collin, 1939
Isgamera giordanii Canzoneri, 1981
Karema loewella Cresson, 1929
Leptopsilopa leonensis Canzoneri & ..., 1990
Leptopsilopa similis Coquillett, 1900
Mosillus beckeri Cresson, 1925
Nostima danielssoni Canzoneri & ..., 1985
Nostima flavitarsis Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Nostima kondembaiensis Canzoneri, 1986
Nostima nigrofemorata Canzoneri & ..., 1994
Nostima striata Lamb, 1912
Notiphila cana Cresson, 1947
Notiphila ignobilis Loew, 1862
Notiphila kenyaensis Cresson, 1947
Notiphila lyalli Cogan, 1968
Notiphila montalentii Canzoneri & ..., 1994
Notiphila pokuma Cresson, 1947
Ochthera clauseni Raffone, 2002
Ochthera insularis Becker, 1910
Ochthera jos Cresson, 1939
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Ochthera pilimana Becker, 1903
Paracoenia turbida Curran, 1927
Paralimna adversa Cresson, 1933
Paralimna arabica Becker, 1910
Paralimna argentea Cogan, 1968
Paralimna basilewskyi Giordani Soika, 1956
Paralimna bicolor Macquart, 1851
Paralimna boensis Canzoneri & ..., 1990
Paralimna carolinika Cogan, 1968
Paralimna confluens Loew, 1862
Paralimna gambiensis Canzoneri, 1989
Paralimna guineensis Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Paralimna invisa Giordani Soika, 1956
Paralimna limbata Loew, 1862
Paralimna lynx Cresson, 1933
Paralimna mackieae Cresson, 1947
Paralimna nigripes Adams, 1905
Paralimna nubifer Cresson, 1929
Paralimna pokuma Cresson, 1933
Paralimna pseudornata Canzoneri, 1986
Paralimna puncticollis Becker, 1922
Paralimna pupulata Cresson, 1939
Paralimna wirthi Cogan, 1968
Parydra tuberculifera Lamb, 1912
Pectinifer aeneus Cresson, 1918
Placopsidella grandis Cresson, 1925Shore fly
Placopsidella rossi Canzoneri, 1986
Placopsidella rossii (Canzoneri, 1986)⇒ Placopsidella grandis Cresson, 1925
Polytrichophora albigenae Cresson, 1946
Polytrichophora azurescens Giordani Soika, 1956
Psilopa africana Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Psilopa atlantica Canzoneri, 1981
Psilopa compta Meigen, 1830
Psilopa fisseli Canzoneri, 1981
Psilopa iceryae Cresson, 1946
Psilopa nana Loew, 1860
Psilopa nitidula Fallen, 1813
Psilopa rufithorax Becker, 1903
Psilopa senegalensis Canzoneri, 1981
Psilopa urbana Canzoneri & ..., 1994
Psilopa violacea Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Ptilomyia africana Cresson, 1943
Rhynchopsilopa apicalis Collin, 1921
Rhynchopsilopa diversa Canzoneri, 1987
Rhynchopsilopa fuscipennis Wirth, 1968
Rhynchopsilopa gioiellae Canzoneri & ..., 1994
Rhynchopsilopa laevigata Cresson, 1946
Rhynchopsilopa mixta Canzoneri, 1987
Scatella (Scatella) septemfenestrata Lamb, 1912
Scatella stuckenbergi Wirth, 1956
Setacera breviventris Loew, 1860
Trimerina albitarsis Canzoneri & ..., 1998
Trypetomima formosina Becker, 1924
Typopsilopa dimidiata Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Typopsilopa electa Becker, 1903
Zeros defecta Malloch, 1925
Zeros invenatus Lamb, 1912
Zeros maximus Canzoneri & ..., 1994

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyDiscomyzinae
Acloque, 1897
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGymnomyzinae
Latreille, 1829
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
6
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
21
57
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