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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
429
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
316
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
36
276
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
27
142
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
24
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
4 Families width 55 Species
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies25SpeciesTaxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934Curtonotid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies27SpeciesTaxom
Camillidae Frey, 1921Camillid flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
24 Genera with 55 Species
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Cacoxenus Loew, 19996SpeciesTaxom
Curtonotum Macquart, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 2004Fruit fly9SpeciesTaxom
Dryxo Robineau-Des..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Elephantinosoma Becker, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Hecamede Halida, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 19772SpeciesTaxom
Karema Cresson, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Katacamilla Papp, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Lissocephala Malloch, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19475SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19398SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchopsilopa Hendel, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Setacera Cresson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Typopsilopa Cresson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 19902SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
55 Species
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) coccidoctonus Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) multidentatus Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) odontophorus Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) oligodous Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) pictipennis Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Cacoxenus (Gitonides) rhopalophorus Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Curtonotum sao Tsacas, 1977
Curtonotum striatifrons Malloch, 1930
Discomyza similis Lamb, 1912
Drosophila (Sophophora) mambilla Tsacas, 1980
Drosophila (Sophophora) microralis Tsacas, 1981
Drosophila acanthomera Tsacas, 2001
Drosophila allochroa Tsacas, 2002
Drosophila erebopis Townsend, 1915
Drosophila loiciana Tsacas & Cha..., 2000
Drosophila stictoptera Tsacas & Cha..., 1999
Drosophila xanthochroa Tsacas, 2001
Drosophila zophea Tsacas, 2004
Dryxo ornata Macquart, 1843
Elephantinosoma cogani Mathis & Dee..., 1987
Hecamede tomentosa Mathis, 1993
Hydrellia anguliterga Deeming, 2002
Hydrellia prosternalis Deeming, 1977
Karema loewella Cresson, 1929
Katacamilla ctenidia Barraclough, 1998
Leucophenga dentata Bachli, 1971
Leucophenga perargentata Bachli, 1971
Leucophenga sierraleonica Bachli, 1971
Lissocephala ambigua Tsacas & Cha..., 1978
Mycodrosophila matilei Chassagnard ..., 2000
Notiphila cana Cresson, 1947
Notiphila ignobilis Loew, 1862
Notiphila kenyaensis Cresson, 1947
Notiphila lyalli Cogan, 1968
Notiphila pokuma Cresson, 1947
Ochthera jos Cresson, 1939
Paralimna argentea Cogan, 1968
Paralimna basilewskyi Giordani Soika, 1956
Paralimna carolinika Cogan, 1968
Paralimna invisa Giordani Soika, 1956
Paralimna lynx Cresson, 1933
Paralimna nigripes Adams, 1905
Paralimna nubifer Cresson, 1929
Paralimna pupulata Cresson, 1939
Parydra tuberculifera Lamb, 1912
Rhynchopsilopa apicalis Collin, 1921
Rhynchopsilopa fuscipennis Wirth, 1968
Scaptodrosophila medleri Tsacas & Cha..., 1976
Scaptodrosophila mirei Tsacas & Cha..., 1988
Scaptomyza deemingi Tsacas, 1972
Scatella (Scatella) septemfenestrata Lamb, 1912
Setacera breviventris Loew, 1860
Typopsilopa electa Becker, 1903
Zaprionus niabu Burla, 1954
Zaprionus spinoarmatus Tsacas & Cha..., 1990

Subnodes of Ephydroidea with occurrences in Nigeria
FamilyCamillidae
Frey, 1921
Camillid flies
1
1
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
8
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, shore flies & brine flies, shore fly, shore-flies
14
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



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