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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
400
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
289
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
32
207
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
29
181
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
18
93
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
2
9
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
2 Families width 17 Species
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies11SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
9 Genera with 17 Species
Discomyza Meigen, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1981Fruit fly4SpeciesTaxom
Dryxo Robineau-Des..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Nostima Coquillett, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19336SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
17 Species
Discomyza eritrea Cresson, 1935
Drosophila (Drosophila) repleta Wollaston, 1858False gilia
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) yakuba Burla, 1954
Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Dryxo ornata Macquart, 1843
Nostima flavitarsis Canzoneri & ..., 1969
Notiphila pokuma Cresson, 1947
Paralimna arabica Becker, 1910
Paralimna bicolor Macquart, 1851
Paralimna limbata Loew, 1862
Paralimna lynx Cresson, 1933
Paralimna nubifer Cresson, 1929
Paralimna pokuma Cresson, 1933
Scaptodrosophila mirei Tsacas & Cha..., 1988
Scatella (Scatella) septemfenestrata Lamb, 1912
Zaprionus vittiger Coquillett, 1901

Subnodes of Ephydroidea with occurrences in Ghana
FamilyDrosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies, Vinegar And Fruit Flies, Vinegar flies
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, shore flies & brine flies, shore fly, shore-flies
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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