EPHYDRIDAE
(shore flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Diasemocera
a genus of flies
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Discomyza incurva
Hunchback Shore Fly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 13 images
Ephydra
a genus of shore flies
Puparium (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 16 images
Notiphila
a genus of shore flies
Male (Click to open)
 		Genus 1 subtaxa 13 images
Ochthera
a genus of shore flies
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 9 images 1 ident. refs
Parydra
a genus of shore flies
Female (Click to open)
 		Genus 4 subtaxa 68 images
Psilopa
a genus of shore flies
Genus 1 ident. refs
Scatella
a genus of shore flies
Male (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 14 images
Ephydridae (unidentified)
Unidentified Shore Flies
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 		Unidentified 2 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyEPHYDRIDAE (shore flies)
SuperfamilyEPHYDROIDEA (fruit and shore flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Collin, J.E. 1943 The British Species of Psilopa Fln. and Discocerina Mcq. (Dipt. Ephydridae) EMM Ent. Mon. Mag.: 145-151.
Collin, J.E. 1942 On the generic characters of Psilopa Fln. and the correct identity of Discocerina pulicaria Hal. (Dipt. Ephydridae) EMM Ent. Mon. Mag.: 148-150.

Larvae/Leaf-miners

Pitkin, B. Ellis, W.,Plant, C. & Edmunds, R. The leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects www.ukflymines.co.uk

EPHYDRIDAE (shore flies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for EPHYDRIDAE (shore flies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 19 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for EPHYDRIDAE (shore flies)
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