Ilythea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Ephydridae |
Subfamily: | Ilytheinae |
Tribe: | Ilytheini |
Genus: | Ilythea Haliday, 1837 [1] |
Type species | |
Ephydra spilota | |
Synonyms | |
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Ilythea is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae. [5] [6]
Ochthera is a genus of flies in the family of shore flies (Ephydridae). The genus is distinctive because of the swollen raptorial forelegs. The larvae are predaceous on midge larvae while the adults feed on midges and mosquitoes. The genus is found around the world with about 37 species. The species Ochthera chalybescens has been shown to prey on African malaria vectors.
Limnellia is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Ephydrinae is a subfamily of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Ilytheinae is a subfamily of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Hydrelliinae is a subfamily of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Philygria is a genus of shore flies.
Athyroglossa is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Setacera is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Parydra is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae. There are at least 70 described species in Parydra.
Mosillus is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Hecamede is a genus of shore flies.
Hyadina is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Paralimna is a genus of shore flies.
Trimerina is a genus of shore flies, insects in the family Ephydridae.
Discocerina is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Atissa is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Ephydra is a genus of flies belonging to the family Ephydridae.