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Checklist for Superfamily Ephydroidea Zetterstedt, 1837
and region Cape Breton Island (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
295
1608
2111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
295
1608
2111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
280
1554
2016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
213
1352
1763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
386
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
248
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
205
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
34
155
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
24
74
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
3
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Breton Island
3 Families width 17 Species
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies7SpeciesTaxom
Diastatidae Hendel, 1917Bog flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Breton Island
10 Genera with 17 Species
Amiota Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Diastata Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1960Fruit fly4SpeciesTaxom
Ilythea Haliday, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdrosophila Malloch, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 18131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Breton Island
17 Species
Amiota (Amiota) leucostoma (Loew, 1862)⇒ Amiota alboguttata Wahlberg, 1839
Diastata vagans Loew, 1864
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Ditrichophora canifrons Cresson, 1926
Ditrichophora exigua Cresson, 1924
Ditrichophora valens Cresson, 1942
Drosophila affinis Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila falleni Wheeler, 1960
Drosophila neotestacea Grimaldi, Ja..., 1992
Drosophila recens Wheeler, 1960
Microdrosophila (Microdrosophila) congesta Zetterstedt, 1847
Notiphila adusta Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Notiphila annulata Fallen, 1813
Notiphila bispinosa Cresson, 1917
Notiphila phaeopsis Mathis, 1979Columbia Gorge rockcress
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Scatella (Scatella) stagnalis Fallen, 1813Shore Fly

Subnodes of Ephydroidea with occurrences in Cape Breton Island
FamilyDiastatidae
Hendel, 1917
Bog flies, Diastatid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies, Vinegar And Fruit Flies, Vinegar flies
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, shore flies & brine flies, shore fly, shore-flies
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ephydroidea at artfakta.se
Ephydroidea at dyntaxa.se
Ephydroidea at marinespecies.org