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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
405
3264
7218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3261
7215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
3178
6998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
273
2639
5762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
437
787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
317
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
36
227
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
33
168
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
21
86
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
3
12
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
10
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Minnesota
10 Genera with 10 Species
Apallates Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Dicraeus Loew, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Gaurax Loew, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopleura Becker, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Malloewia Sabrosky, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Minnesota
10 Species
Chlorops perflavus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Dicraeus wilburi Sabrosky, 1950Eastern milkpea
Elachiptera costata Loew, 1863
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Elachiptera vittata Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Gaurax shannoni Sabrosky, 1951
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Lasiopleura itascae Sabrosky, 1951
Malloewia neglecta Becker, 1912
Thaumatomyia glabra Meigen, 1830Chloropid Fly

Subnodes of Chloropidae with occurrences in Minnesota
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOscinellinae
Becker, 1910
8
8
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