''Ephydra'' is a genus of
flies
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
belonging to the family
Ephydridae
Ephydridae (shore fly, sometimes brine fly) is a family of insects in the order 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 worldwide, in ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species
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Ephydra acrostichalis''
Malloch, 1925
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Ephydra acutata''
Hu & Yang, 2002
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Ephydra afghanica''
Dahl, 1961
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Ephydra alandica''
Frey
Freyr (Old Norse: 'Lord'), sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested god in Norse mythology, associated with kingship, fertility, peace, and weather. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was especially associated with Sweden a ...
, 1909
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Ephydra attica''
Becker
Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany it can also derive from the ...
, 1896
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Ephydra auripes''
Aldrich, 1912
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Ephydra basilaris''
Waltl, 1837
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Ephydra bivittata''
Loew, 1860
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Ephydra breva''
Hu & Yang, 2002
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Ephydra brevis''
(Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
* Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
* Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California ...
, 1858)
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Ephydra bruesi''
Cresson, 1934
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Ephydra currani''
Wirth, 1971
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Ephydra dorsala''
Hu & Yang, 2002
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Ephydra flavipes''
( Macquart, 1843)
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Ephydra glauca''
Meigen, 1830
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Ephydra goedeni''
Wirth, 1971
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Ephydra gracilis''
Packard, 1871
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Ephydra heijingensis''
Hu & Yang, 2002
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Ephydra hejingensis''
Hu & Yang, 2002
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Ephydra hians''
Say
Say may refer to:
Music
*''Say'' (album), 2008 album by J-pop singer Misono
* "Say" (John Mayer song), 2007
*"Say (All I Need)", 2007 song by American pop rock band OneRepublic
* "Say" (Method Man song), 2006 single by rapper Method Man
* "Say" ( ...
, 1830
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Ephydra japonica''
Miyagi, 1966
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Ephydra lata''
(Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
* Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
* Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California ...
, 1858)
*''
Ephydra macellaria''
Egger
Egger may mean:
*Egger Island, an island in Greenland
* Egger-bahn; model railway manufacturer
* Easter egger
* Egger (company); wood based panel manufacturer
*Egger (surname) Egger is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* ...
, 1862
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Ephydra magadiensis''
Wirth, 1975
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Ephydra mexicana''
Cresson, 1934
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Ephydra millbrae''
Jones, 1906
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Ephydra murina''
Wirth, 1975
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Ephydra nana''
(Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
* Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
* Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California ...
, 1858)
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Ephydra niveiceps''
Cresson, 1916
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Ephydra novae-zealandiae''
Tonnoir & Malloch, 1926
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Ephydra obscuripes''
Loew, 1866
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Ephydra ochrostoma''
Brullé, 1833
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Ephydra opaca''
Loew, 1856
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Ephydra orichalcea''
Gimmerthal, 1847
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Ephydra packardi''
Wirth, 1971
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Ephydra pectinulata''
Cresson, 1916
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Ephydra pseudomurina''
Krivosheina, 1983
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Ephydra riparia''
Fallén, 1813
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Ephydra scholtzi''
Becker
Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany it can also derive from the ...
, 1896
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Ephydra shalatinensis''
El-Moursy, Negm, El-Hawagry & Ebrahim, 2006
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Ephydra similis''
Tonnoir & Malloch, 1926
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Ephydra stuckenbergi''
Wirth, 1975
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Ephydra subopaca''
Loew, 1864
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Ephydra thermophila''
Cresson, 1934
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Ephydra tibetensis''
Cresson, 1934
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Ephydra urmiana''
Gunther, 1899
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Ephydra usingeri''
Wirth, 1976
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Ephydra yangi''
Hu & Yang, 2002
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3726812
Ephydridae
Brachycera genera
Taxa named by Carl Fredrik Fallén