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Checklist for Family Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 (Chloropid flies)
and region Lesotho (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
288
1986
3848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1983
3844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
273
1955
3809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
1398
2793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
247
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
194
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
21
110
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
19
94
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
12
53
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
1
10
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lesotho
10 Genera with 13 Species
Chlorops Meigen, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptereicus Becker, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Eurina Meigen, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopleura Becker, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Melanochaeta Bezzi, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Meromyzella Andersson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesotho
13 Species
Chlorops minuta Loew, 1860
Elachiptereicus abessynicus Becker, 1913
Elachiptereicus bistriatus (Becker, 1909)⇒ Elachiptereicus abessynicus Becker, 1913
Eurina minuta (Loew, 1860)⇒ Chlorops minuta Loew, 1860
Lasiopleura vittata von Schulthess, 1924
Melanochaeta atricornis Adams, 1905
Meromyza capensis (Loew, 1860)⇒ Meromyzella capensis Loew, 1860
Meromyzella capensis Loew, 1860
Pachylophus frontalis Loew, 1858
Pachylophus obscurior Becker, 1916
Pachylophus proximus Adams, 1905
Pachylophus splendidus Adams, 1905
Thaumatomyia natalensis Becker, 1916

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOscinellinae
Becker, 1910
3
2
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