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Checklist for Superfamily Ephydroidea Zetterstedt, 1837
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
2119
11931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
85
1661
8714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
67
1174
5774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
63
1025
5021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
48
608
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
6
89
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Africa
6 Families width 429 Species
Camillidae Frey, 1921Camillid flies5SpeciesTaxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934Curtonotid flies12SpeciesTaxom
Diastatidae Hendel, 1917Bog flies3SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies211SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies196SpeciesTaxom
Mormotomyiidae Austen, 19362SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Ephydroidea with occurrences in East Africa
FamilyCamillidae
Frey, 1921
Camillid flies
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCurtonotidae
Duda, 1934
Curtonotid flies, Quasimodo flies, Quasimodo fly
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiastatidae
Hendel, 1917
Bog flies, Diastatid flies
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies, Vinegar And Fruit Flies, Vinegar flies
31
211
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, shore flies & brine flies, shore fly, shore-flies
51
196
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMormotomyiidae
Austen, 1936
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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