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Checklist for Family Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 (Chloropid flies)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
109
1478
5678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
82
1122
4289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
60
770
2406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
56
635
2012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
42
311
1080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
6
49
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
33
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
32 Genera with 73 Species
#ABCDEHLMOPRST
Apallates Sabrosky, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Aphanotrigonum Duda, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Biorbitella Sabrosky, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Dicraeus Loew, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Diplotoxa Loew, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 19487SpeciesTaxom
Epichlorops Becker, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Eribolus Becker, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Hapleginella Duda, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies3SpeciesTaxom
Homaluroides Sabrosky, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopleura Becker, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiosina Becker, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Liohippelates Duda, 1941Eye Gnats4SpeciesTaxom
Malloewia Sabrosky, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Melanochaeta Bezzi, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 19718SpeciesTaxom
Monochaetoscinella Duda, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Oscinella Becker, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaurax Malloch, 1876Parasitic Chloropid Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopachychaeta Strobl, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Rhodesiella Adams, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Siphonella Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 18487SpeciesTaxom
Trachysiphonella Enderlein, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 19382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
73 Species
Apallates hermsi Sabrosky, 1941Chloropid fly
Apallates microcentrus Coquillett, 1904
Apallates montanus Sabrosky, 1941
Apallates ochripes Sabrosky, 1940
Aphanotrigonum darlingtoniae Jones, 1916
Biorbitella frontoorbitalis Sabrosky, 1940
Biorbitella hesperia Sabrosky, 1940
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Chlorops crocotus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops obscuricornis Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops sabulona Becker, 1912
Chlorops sordidellus Becker, 1912
Chlorops stigmaticalis Becker, 1912
Conioscinella flavescens Tucker, 1908
Dicraeus (Dicraeus) tibialis Macquart, 1835Desert starvine
Dicraeus incongruus Aldrich, 1918
Diplotoxa diplotoxoides Becker, 1912
Diplotoxa messoria Fallen, 1820
Diplotoxa unicolor Becker, 1912
Elachiptera californica Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera decipiens Loew, 1863
Elachiptera flaviceps Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera knowltoni Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Elachiptera pechumani Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera vittata Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Epichlorops californicus Wheeler, 1994
Epichlorops exilis Coquillett, 1898
Eribolus californicus Sabrosky, 1950Eastern milkpea
Hapleginella conicola Greene, 1918
Hippelates dorsalis Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Hippelates genalis Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Homaluroides distichliae Malloch, 1918
Homaluroides gramineus Coquillett, 1898
Liohippelates collusor Townsend, 1895Fly
Liohippelates pallipes Loew, 1863
Liohippelates pusio Loew, 1872
Liohippelates robertsoni Sabrosky, 1941
Malloewia diabolus Becker, 1912
Malloewia extrema Becker, 1912
Malloewia neglecta Becker, 1912
Melanochaeta eunota Loew, 1872
Melanochaeta melampus Becker, 1912
Meromyza (Meromyza) saltatrix Linnaeus, 1761Barley stem maggot
Meromyza americana Fitch, 1856Greater wheat stem maggot
Meromyza communis Fedoseeva, 1971Chloropid fly
Meromyza marginata (Becker, 1912)⇒ Meromyza saltatrix Linnaeus, 1761
Meromyza modesta Fedoseeva, 1978
Meromyza mutabilis Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza pilosa Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza truncata Fedoseeva, 1971
Monochaetoscinella anonyma Williston, 1896Fly
Olcella finalis Becker, 1912
Oscinella (Oscinella) frit Linnaeus, 1758Frit fly
Oscinella (Oscinella) maura Fallen, 1820
Oscinella (Oscinella) nitidissima Meigen, 1838
Oscinella (Oscinella) pusilla Meigen, 1830
Pseudogaurax signatus Loew, 1876
Pseudopachychaeta approximatonervis Zetterstedt, 1848
Pseudopachychaeta heleocharis Nartshuk, 1964
Rhodesiella orthoneura Bezzi, 1928
Siphonella oscinina Fallen, 1820
Thaumatomyia annulata Walker, 1849
Thaumatomyia appropinqua Buysson, 1897
Thaumatomyia glabra Meigen, 1830Chloropid Fly
Thaumatomyia pulla Adams, 1904
Thaumatomyia pullipes Coquillett, 1898
Thaumatomyia rubida Coquillett, 1898
Thaumatomyia trifasciata Zetterstedt, 1848
Tricimba brunnicollis Becker, 1912
Tricimba occidentalis Sabrosky, 1938Gray's milkpea

Subnodes of Chloropidae with occurrences in California
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
8
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOscinellinae
Becker, 1910
24
45
Genera
Species

Taxom



Chloropidae (Schoenherr 1840)
Chloropidae (Schoenherr 1840)


Links, sources and further information
Chloropidae at artfakta.se
Chloropidae at dyntaxa.se
Chloropidae at gbif.org
Chloropidae at irmng.org
Chloropidae at itis.gov
Chloropidae at marinespecies.org