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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
748
1915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
581
1558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
45
324
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
41
272
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
29
131
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
21
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
11
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
11 Genera with 8 Species
Allotrichoma Becker, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Haloscatella Mathis, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hecamedoides Hendel, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 18131SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Mosillus Latreille, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
8 Species
Discomyza incurva Fallen, 1823
Ditrichophora sia Dahl, 1959
Haloscatella dichaeta Loew, 1860
Hecamedoides africanus Cresson, 1946
Hydrellia griseola Fallen, 1813Shore fly
Mosillus bracteatus Schiner, 1868
Notiphila elophila Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Paralimna puncticollis Becker, 1922

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Western Cape
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
5
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