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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
655
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
44
445
1025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
40
384
858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
28
221
476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
28
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
11
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
11 Genera with 19 Species
Allotrichoma Becker, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachydeutera Loew, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19562SpeciesTaxom
Mosillus Latreille, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19685SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Rhinchopsilopa1SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchopsilopa Hendel, 19682SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
19 Species
Brachydeutera munroi Cresson, 1939
Discomyza africana Cresson, 1939
Hydrellia albifacies Adams, 1905
Hydrellia nigroquadrimaculata Giordani Soika, 1956
Mosillus beckeri Cresson, 1925
Notiphila abdita Cogan, 1968
Notiphila bipunctata Loew, 1862
Notiphila obscuricornis Loew, 1862
Ochthera chalybescens Loew, 1862
Ochthera subtilis Adams, 1905
Paralimna carolinika Cogan, 1968
Paralimna confluens Loew, 1862
Paralimna poecila Wirth, 1956
Paralimna puncticollis Becker, 1922
Paralimna rhodesiensis Cogan, 1968
Parydra bucculenta Loew, 1862
Rhinchopsilopa stuckenbergi
Rhynchopsilopa laevigata Cresson, 1946
Rhynchopsilopa stuckenbergi Wirth, 1968

Subnodes of Ephydridae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SubfamilyHydrelliinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParydrinae
Wirth & Stone, 1956
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
3
2
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