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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
495
4359
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4355
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4273
9434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3569
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
686
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
507
1026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
368
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
46
293
530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
35
144
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
5
16
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
11
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Massachusetts
11 Genera with 19 Species
Chlorops Meigen, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Diplotoxa Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Epichlorops Becker, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gaurax Loew, 19516SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Incertella Sabrosky, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Neoscinella Sabrosky, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Oscinisoma Lioy, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
19 Species
Chlorops integra
Chlorops languidus Becker, 1912
Diplotoxa messoria Fallen, 1820
Elachiptera penita Adams, 1908
Epichlorops exilis Coquillett, 1898
Gaurax basitarsalis Sabrosky, 1951
Gaurax festivus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Gaurax maculicornis Sabrosky, 1951
Gaurax obscuripennis Johnson, 1913Elegant stitchwort
Gaurax semivittatus Sabrosky, 1951
Gaurax tripus Sabrosky, 1951
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Incertella incerta Becker, 1912
Incertella infesta Becker, 1912
Incertella insularis Malloch, 1914
Neoscinella lugubria Sabrosky, 1940
Oscinisoma alienum Becker, 1912
Thaumatomyia obtusa Malloch, 1914
Tricimba (Tricimba) lineella Fallen, 1820

Subnodes of Chloropidae with occurrences in Massachusetts
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOscinellinae
Becker, 1910
7
14
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