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Checklist for Family Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 (Chloropid flies)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
96
1334
6857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
74
1054
4459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
775
3123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
52
663
2713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
39
386
1756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
7
30
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
16
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
16 Genera with 34 Species
Apallates Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Apotropina Hendel, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Batrachomyia Krefft, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Biorbitella Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Cadrema Walker, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Diplotoxa Loew, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ensiferella Andersson, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Eutropha Loew, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Gampsocera Schiner, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Gaurax Loew, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Mepachymerus Speiser, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaurax Malloch, 1987Parasitic Chloropid Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Rhodesiella Adams, 19405SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 19933SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
34 Species
Apotropina aequalis Becker, 1911
Apotropina bispinosa Becker, 1911
Apotropina pulchrifrons Meijere, 1906
Batrachomyia krausi Evenhuis, 2007
Cadrema latigena Bezzi, 1928
Cadrema lineata Becker, 1911
Cadrema matema Curran, 1936
Cadrema subsulatans Bezzi, 1928
Cadrema tenuifacies Curran, 1936
Chlorops bipustulata Bezzi, 1928
Chlorops lithofrons Curran, 1936
Chlorops nubecula Bezzi, 1928
Chlorops stigmatellus Becker, 1911
Chlorops xanthomelas Bezzi, 1928
Diplotoxa recta Bezzi, 1928
Ensiferella obscurella Becker, 1911
Eutropha noctilux Walker, 1859
Gampsocera decussata Bezzi, 1928
Gampsocera lissoxantha Bezzi, 1928
Gaurax platycephala Bezzi, 1928
Gaurax pubicollis Becker, 1911
Gaurax solomensis Curran, 1936
Gaurax subpilosa (Becker, 1911)⇒ Gaurax subpilosus Becker, 1911
Gaurax subpilosus Becker, 1911
Mepachymerus (Steleocerellus) obscurellus (Becker, 1911)⇒ Ensiferella obscurella Becker, 1911
Pseudogaurax solomonensis Ismay, 1987
Rhodesiella finitima Becker, 1911
Rhodesiella magna Becker, 1911
Rhodesiella nitidifrons Becker, 1911
Rhodesiella orthoneura Bezzi, 1928
Rhodesiella punctifrons Malloch, 1940
Tricimba solomonensis Ismay, 1993
Tricimba vanuatensis Ismay, 1993
Tricimba vulgaris Ismay, 1993

Subnodes of Chloropidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOscinellinae
Becker, 1910
10
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySiphonellopsinae
Duda, 1932
1
3
Genus
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