''Ephydra'' is a genus of

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belonging to the family

Ephydridae Ephydridae (shore flies, sometimes brine flies) is a family of insects in the order Fly, Diptera. Shore flies are tiny flies that can be found near seashores or at smaller inland waters, such as ponds. About 2,000 species have been described worl ...

. The genus has

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Species

*'' Ephydra acrostichalis'' Malloch, 1925 *'' Ephydra acutata'' Hu & Yang, 2002 *'' Ephydra afghanica'' Dahl, 1961 *'' Ephydra alandica''

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, 1909 *'' Ephydra attica''

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, 1896 *'' Ephydra auripes'' Aldrich, 1912 *'' Ephydra basilaris'' Waltl, 1837 *'' Ephydra bivittata'' Loew, 1860 *'' Ephydra breva'' Hu & Yang, 2002 *'' Ephydra brevis'' (

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, 1858) *'' Ephydra bruesi''

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, 1934 *'' Ephydra currani'' Wirth, 1971 *'' Ephydra dorsala'' Hu & Yang, 2002 *'' Ephydra flavipes'' ( Macquart, 1843) *'' Ephydra glauca'' Meigen, 1830 *'' Ephydra goedeni'' Wirth, 1971 *'' Ephydra gracilis'' Packard, 1871 *'' Ephydra heijingensis'' Hu & Yang, 2002 *'' Ephydra hejingensis'' Hu & Yang, 2002 *''

Ephydra hians ''Ephydra hians'', commonly known as the alkali fly, is a species of fly in the family Ephydridae, the brine flies. Description The body of the adult is dark brown, and roughly in length. The thorax reflects a metallic greenish or bluish color ...

'' Say, 1830 *'' Ephydra japonica'' Miyagi, 1966 *'' Ephydra lata'' (

, 1858) *'' Ephydra macellaria'' Egger, 1862 *'' Ephydra magadiensis'' Wirth, 1975 *'' Ephydra mexicana''

, 1934 *'' Ephydra millbrae'' Jones, 1906 *'' Ephydra murina'' Wirth, 1975 *'' Ephydra nana'' (

, 1858) *'' Ephydra niveiceps''

, 1916 *'' Ephydra novae-zealandiae'' Tonnoir & Malloch, 1926 *'' Ephydra obscuripes'' Loew, 1866 *'' Ephydra ochrostoma'' Brullé, 1833 *'' Ephydra opaca'' Loew, 1856 *'' Ephydra orichalcea'' Gimmerthal, 1847 *'' Ephydra packardi'' Wirth, 1971 *'' Ephydra pectinulata''

, 1916 *'' Ephydra pseudomurina'' Krivosheina, 1983 *'' Ephydra riparia'' Fallén, 1813 *'' Ephydra scholtzi''

, 1896 *'' Ephydra shalatinensis'' El-Moursy, Negm, El-Hawagry & Ebrahim, 2006 *'' Ephydra similis'' Tonnoir & Malloch, 1926 *'' Ephydra stuckenbergi'' Wirth, 1975 *'' Ephydra subopaca'' Loew, 1864 *'' Ephydra thermophila''

, 1934 *'' Ephydra tibetensis''

, 1934 *'' Ephydra urmiana'' Gunther, 1899 *'' Ephydra usingeri'' Wirth, 1976 *'' Ephydra yangi'' Hu & Yang, 2002

References

{{Authority control Ephydridae Brachycera genera Taxa named by Carl Fredrik Fallén