Family Ephydridae
(brine flies and shore flies)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

• Parent taxa
  
  
  
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  Infraorder Muscomorpha
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  Family Ephydridae (brine flies and shore flies)
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  Subfamily Ephydrinae
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  Tribe Ephydrini
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  Genus Calocoenia
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  Genus Cirrula
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  Genus Coenia
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  Genus Dimecoenia
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  Genus Ephydra
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  Genus Paracoenia
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  Genus Setacera
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  Tribe Scatellini
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  Genus Apulvillus
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  Genus Lamproscatella
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  Genus Limnellia
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  Genus Neoscatella
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  Genus Philotelma
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  Genus Scatella
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  Genus Scatophila
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  Subfamily Hydrelliinae
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  Tribe Hydrelliini
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  Genus Hydrellia
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  Genus Lemnaphila
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  Tribe Ilytheini
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  Genus Donaceus
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  Genus Ilythea
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  Genus Zeros
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  Tribe Notiphilini
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  Genus Notiphila
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  Genus Oedenops
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  Genus Paralimna
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  Tribe Typopsilopini
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  Genus Typopsilopa
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  Subfamily Parydrinae
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  Tribe Gastropsini
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  Genus Gastrops
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  Tribe Hyadinini
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  Genus Axysta
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  Genus Brachydeutera
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  Genus Hyadina
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  Genus Lytogaster
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  Genus Microlytogaster
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  Genus Pelina
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  Genus Pseudohyadina
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  Tribe Ochtherini
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  Genus Ochthera
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  Tribe Parydrini
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  Genus Callinapaea
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  Genus Eutaenionotum
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  Genus Parydra
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  Genus Rhinonapaea
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  Tribe Philygriini
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  Genus Nostima
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  Genus Philygria
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  Subfamily Psilopinae
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  Tribe Atissini
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  Genus Allotrichoma
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  Genus Atissa
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  Genus Diphuia
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  Genus Glenanthe
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  Genus Hecamede
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  Genus Lipochaeta
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  Genus Nannodastia
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  Genus Pelignellus
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  Genus Ptilomyia
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  Genus Schema
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  Tribe Discocerinini
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  Genus Diclasiopa
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  Genus Discocerina
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  Genus Ditrichophora
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  Genus Hecamedoides
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  Genus Hostis
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  Genus Hydrochasma
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  Genus Polytrichophora
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  Tribe Discomyzini
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  Genus Clanoneurum
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  Genus Discomyza
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  Tribe Gymnopini
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  Genus Athyroglossa
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  Genus Chlorichaeta
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  Genus Mosillus
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  Genus Placopsidella
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  Genus Platygymnopa
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  Tribe Psilopini
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  Genus Ceropsilopa
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  Genus Clasiopella
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  Genus Cressonomyia
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  Genus Guttipsilopa
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  Genus Helaeomyia
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  Genus Leptopsilopa
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  Genus Paratissa
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  Genus Psilopa
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  Genus Rhysophora
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  Genus Trimerina
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  Genus Trimerinoides