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Checklist for Family Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 (Brine flies)
and region World Oceans


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
404
3172
7032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
401
3165
7024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3087
6872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
2555
5992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
420
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
57
312
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
46
231
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
42
183
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
32
113
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
16
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for World Oceans
8 Genera with 10 Species
Clasiopella Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dimecoenia Cresson, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Hecamede Halida, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Lamproscatella Hendel, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Scatophila Becker, 19541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for World Oceans
10 Species
Clasiopella uncinata Hendel, 1914Shore fly
Dimecoenia tristanensis Frey, 1954
Hecamede (Hecamede) granifera Thomson, 1868Shore fly
Hecamede brasiliensis Cresson, 1938
Hyadina hivaoae Malloch, 1933
Lamproscatella brunnipennis Malloch, 1923
Parydra quadriloba Clausen, 1971
Parydra tuberculifera Lamb, 1912
Scatella (Scatella) septemfenestrata Lamb, 1912
Scatophila eremita Frey, 1954

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in World Oceans
SubfamilyEphydrinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
2
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