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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
560
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
54
462
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
222
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
37
198
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
25
108
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
17
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
4 Families width 25 Species
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies16SpeciesTaxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934Curtonotid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Camillidae Frey, 1921Camillid flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
17 Genera with 25 Species
Actocetor Becker, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Allotrichoma Becker, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Asmeringa Becker, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Curtonotum Macquart, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1981Fruit fly3SpeciesTaxom
Dryxo Robineau-Des..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ephydra Fallen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Karema Cresson, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Katacamilla Papp, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
25 Species
Actocetor indicus Wiedemann, 1824
Asmeringa namibia Mathis, 2001
Curtonotum cuthbertsoni Duda, 1935
Curtonotum herrero Tsacas, 1977
Ditrichophora atrata Cresson, 1940
Ditrichophora sia Dahl, 1959
Drosophila (Drosophila) diamphidia Hardy, 1965
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophaga Bigot, 1888
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Dryxo ornata Macquart, 1843
Ephydra stuckenbergi Wirth, 1975
Karema loewella Cresson, 1929
Katacamilla cavernicola Papp, 1978
Katacamilla ctenidia Barraclough, 1998
Katacamilla procavia Barraclough, 1998
Notiphila bipunctata Loew, 1862
Notiphila ignobilis Loew, 1862
Notiphila obscuricornis Loew, 1862
Ochthera chalybescens Loew, 1862
Ochthera insularis Becker, 1910
Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776Mantis Fly
Paralimna nigripes Adams, 1905
Paralimna poecila Wirth, 1956
Scaptodrosophila anthia Okada & Carson, 1982
Scatella (Scatella) septemfenestrata Lamb, 1912

Subnodes of Ephydroidea with occurrences in Namibia
FamilyCamillidae
Frey, 1921
Camillid flies
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCurtonotidae
Duda, 1934
Curtonotid flies, Quasimodo flies, Quasimodo fly
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, shore flies & brine flies, shore fly, shore-flies
11
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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