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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3097
6568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
3093
6563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
394
3002
6364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
2479
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
316
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
252
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
178
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
35
133
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
25
85
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Virginia
8 Genera with 9 Species
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochasma Hendel, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Ilythea Haliday, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Philotelma Becker, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
9 Species
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Ditrichophora exigua Cresson, 1924
Hydrellia alabamae Deonier, 1994
Hydrochasma aquia Mathis & Zat..., 2010
Ilythea spilota Curtis, 1832
Parydra (Parydra) aquila Fallen, 1813
Parydra breviceps Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Philotelma defecta Haliday, 1833
Zeros flavipes Williston, 1896

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

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
3
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