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Checklist for Family Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 (Chloropid flies)
and region Ceredigion (Dyfed, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
270
1598
3003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
269
1597
3002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
257
1563
2948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1382
2688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
433
940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
311
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
39
235
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
35
192
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
26
100
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
3
10
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
8
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ceredigion
8 Genera with 15 Species
Cetema Hendel, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Eutropha Loew, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Oscinella Becker, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Platycephala Fallen, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ceredigion
15 Species
Cetema (Cetema) neglectum Tonnoir, 1921
Chlorops (Chlorops) hypostigma Meigen, 1830
Chlorops (Chlorops) scalaris Meigen, 1830
Chlorops (Chlorops) speciosus Meigen, 1830
Chlorops nitidissima (Waltl, 1837)⇒ Oscinella nitidissima Meigen, 1838
Chlorops vagans (Waltl, 1837)⇒ Dicraeus vagans Meigen, 1838
Elachiptera cornuta Fallen, 1820
Elachiptera diastema Collin, 1946
Elachiptera megaspis Loew, 1858
Eutropha fulvifrons Haliday, 1833
Meromyza (Meromyza) pratorum Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Oscinella (Oscinella) frit Linnaeus, 1758Frit fly
Oscinella (Oscinella) pusilla Meigen, 1830
Platycephala planifrons Fabricius, 1798
Thaumatomyia notata Meigen, 1830Small cluster fly

Subnodes of Chloropidae with occurrences in Ceredigion
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOscinellinae
Becker, 1910
2
5
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