Checklist of Superfamily Ephydroidea Zetterstedt, 1837
for Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 396
3475
6536 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 395
3474
6534 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 380
3412
6411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 242
2730
5276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 66
405
901 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies | 47
296
530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 36
243
446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Schizophora
Becher, 1882
| 33
213
398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids | 23
78
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
| 2
15
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Trinidad and Tobago
2 Families width 45 Species
Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
15 Genera with 45 Species | Chymomyza Czerny, 1986 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1999 | Spittlebug Flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Clasiopella Hendel, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophila Fallen, 1957 | Fruit fly | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Facitrichophora Mathis & Zat..., 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalistata Wheeler, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrellia Robineau-Des..., 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptopsilopa Cresson, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nostima Coquillett, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paralimna Loew, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Placopsidella Kertesz, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polytrichophora Cresson, 2012 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudiastata Coquillett, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinoleucophenga Hendel, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygothrica Wiedemann, 1987 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
45 Species | Chymomyza exophthalma Grimaldi, 1986 | | | Chymomyza procnemolita Grimaldi, 1986 | | | Cladochaeta carinata Grimaldi & N..., 1999 | | | Cladochaeta dolichofrons Grimaldi & N..., 1999 | | | Cladochaeta hodita Grimaldi & N..., 1999 | | | Cladochaeta laevacerca Grimaldi & N..., 1999 | | | Cladochaeta neosimplex Grimaldi & N..., 1999 | | | Cladochaeta paradoxa Lamb, 1918 | | | Cladochaeta simplex Grimaldi & N..., 1999 | | | Cladochaeta sororia Williston, 1896 | | | Cladochaeta telescopica Grimaldi & N..., 1999 | | | Cladochaeta tubula Grimaldi & N..., 1999 | | | Cladochaeta verdifrons Grimaldi & N..., 1999 | | | Clasiopella uncinata Hendel, 1914 | Shore fly | | Drosophila (Drosophila) dasycnemia Hardy, 1965 | Waihee Valley peperomia | | Drosophila alexanderae Pipkin, 1964 | | | Drosophila aureata Wheeler, 1957 | | | Drosophila bedicheki Heed & Russell, 1971 | | | Drosophila converga Heed & Wheeler, 1957 | | | Drosophila mojuoides Wasserman, 1962 | | | Drosophila neomorpha Heed & Wheelr, 1957 | | | Drosophila parthenogenetica Stalker, 1953 | | | Drosophila pictura Wasserman, 1962 | | | Drosophila similis (Williston, 1896) | ⇒ Drosophila ananassae Doleschall, 1858 | | Drosophila spinatermina Heed & Wheeler, 1957 | | | Drosophila trapeza Heed & Wheeler, 1957 | | | Drosophila tristriata Heed & Wheeler, 1957 | | | Facitrichophora manza Mathis & Zat..., 2012 | | | Hyalistata pallida ♰ Wheeler, 1960 | | | Hydrellia calverti Cresson, 1918 | | | Leptopsilopa lineanota Cresson, 1922 | | | Nostima melina Edmiston & M..., 2005 | | | Nostima negruzca Edmiston & M..., 2005 | | | Paralimna captiosa (Cresson, 1916) | ⇒ Paralimna molossus Schiner, 1868 | | Paralimna molossus Schiner, 1868 | | | Placopsidella cynocephala Kertesz, 1901 | Lanceleaf springbeauty | | Polytrichophora setulosa Cresson, 1918 | | | Polytrichophora sinuosa Mathis & Zat..., 2012 | | | Pseudiastata pallida Wheeler, 1960 | | | Pseudiastata vorax Sabrosky, 1951 | | | Rhinoleucophenga brasiliensis Lima, 1950 | | | Zygothrica flavifrons Grimaldi, 1990 | | | Zygothrica simulans Grimaldi, 1987 | | | Zygothrica trinidada Grimaldi, 1987 | | | Zygothrica zygia Grimaldi, 1987 | |
Subnodes of Ephydroidea with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago | Family | Drosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies, Vinegar And Fruit Flies, Vinegar flies | 7
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ephydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, shore flies & brine flies, shore fly, shore-flies | 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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