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Checklist for Family Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 (Chloropid flies)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
116
2523
22059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
88
1778
14881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
66
1308
9152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
62
1128
7543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
49
523
3680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
8
80
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
52
310
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
52 Genera with 310 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRST
Apallates Sabrosky, 190010SpeciesTaxom
Aphanotrigonum Duda, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Biorbitella Sabrosky, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Cadrema Walker, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Caviceps Malloch, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Cetema Hendel, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Chaetochlorops Malloch, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 185156SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 19406SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomomyia Becker, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dasyopa Malloch, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Dicraeus Loew, 19506SpeciesTaxom
Diplotoxa Loew, 18638SpeciesTaxom
Dysartia Sabrosky, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Ectecephala Macquart, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 194819SpeciesTaxom
Elliponeura Loew, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Epichlorops Becker, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Eribolus Becker, 19485SpeciesTaxom
Eugaurax Malloch, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Fiebrigella Duda, 18204SpeciesTaxom
Gaurax Loew, 195125SpeciesTaxom
Hapleginella Duda, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1936Eye flies6SpeciesTaxom
Homaluroides Sabrosky, 19308SpeciesTaxom
Incertella Sabrosky, 19057SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopleura Becker, 19518SpeciesTaxom
Lasiosina Becker, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Liohippelates Duda, 1941Eye Gnats10SpeciesTaxom
Lipara Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Malloewia Sabrosky, 19188SpeciesTaxom
Melanochaeta Bezzi, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 197818SpeciesTaxom
Monochaetoscinella Duda, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Neodiplotoxa Malloch, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Neoscinella Sabrosky, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 186311SpeciesTaxom
Opetiophora Loew, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Oscinella Becker, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Oscinisoma Lioy, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Oscinoides Malloch, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 18636SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaurax Malloch, 1876Parasitic Chloropid Fly3SpeciesTaxom
Rhodesiella Adams, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 186310SpeciesTaxom
Sacatonia Sabrosky, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Siphonella Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Speccafrons Sabrosky, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Stenoscinis Malloch, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 184813SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 19057SpeciesTaxom
Trigonomma Enderlein, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
310 Species
Apallates convexus Loew, 1866
Apallates coxendix Fitch, 1856
Apallates dissidens Tucker, 1908
Apallates hermsi Sabrosky, 1941Chloropid fly
Apallates microcentrus Coquillett, 1904
Apallates montanus Sabrosky, 1941
Apallates neocoxendix Sabrosky, 1940
Apallates ochripes Sabrosky, 1940
Apallates particeps Becker, 1912
Apallates tener Coquillett, 1900
Aphanotrigonum eulophus Loew, 1872
Aphanotrigonum scabra Aldrich, 1918
Biorbitella frontoorbitalis Sabrosky, 1940
Biorbitella hesperia Sabrosky, 1940
Biorbitella pectoralis Coquillett, 1898
Biorbitella virgata Coquillett, 1898
Cadrema pallidus Loew, 1866
Caviceps darlingtoniae Jones, 1916
Cetema procera Loew, 1872
Cetema subvittata Loew, 1863
Chaetochlorops inquilina Coquillett, 1898
Chlorops adamsi Sabrosky, 1935
Chlorops atra (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Fiebrigella palposa Fallen, 1820
Chlorops brunnipennis Becker, 1912
Chlorops certima (Adams, 1904)⇒ Chlorops certimus Adams, 1904
Chlorops certimus Adams, 1904
Chlorops cinerapennis Adams, 1903
Chlorops constricta (Becker, 1912)⇒ Chlorops constrictus Becker, 1912
Chlorops constrictus Becker, 1912
Chlorops crocota (Loew, 1863)⇒ Chlorops crocotus Loew, 1863
Chlorops crocotus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops declinata Becker, 1912
Chlorops egregia (Becker, 1912)⇒ Chlorops egregius Becker, 1912
Chlorops egregius Becker, 1912
Chlorops genarum Becker, 1912
Chlorops laevis Becker, 1912
Chlorops languida (Becker, 1912)⇒ Chlorops languidus Becker, 1912
Chlorops languidus Becker, 1912
Chlorops lasciva (Adams, 1904)⇒ Chlorops lascivus Adams, 1904
Chlorops lascivus Adams, 1904
Chlorops liturata (Adams, 1903)⇒ Chlorops lituratus Adams, 1903
Chlorops lituratus Adams, 1903
Chlorops melanocera (Loew, 1863)⇒ Chlorops melanocerus Loew, 1863
Chlorops melanocerus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops oblita (Becker, 1912)⇒ Chlorops oblitus Becker, 1912
Chlorops oblitus Becker, 1912
Chlorops obscuricornis Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops palpalis Adams, 1903
Chlorops perflava (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chlorops perflavus Walker, 1849
Chlorops perflavus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Chlorops producta (Loew, 1863)⇒ Chlorops productus Loew, 1863
Chlorops productus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops proximus Say, 1830Prickly scorpion's-tail
Chlorops pubescens Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops rectinervis Becker, 1912
Chlorops rubicunda (Adams, 1903)⇒ Chlorops rubicundus Adams, 1903
Chlorops rubicundus Adams, 1903
Chlorops rubrivittata (Adams, 1904)⇒ Chlorops rubrivittatus Adams, 1904
Chlorops rubrivittatus Adams, 1904
Chlorops rufescens Coquillett, 1910
Chlorops ruginosa (Becker, 1912)⇒ Chlorops ruginosus Becker, 1912
Chlorops ruginosus Becker, 1912
Chlorops sabulona Becker, 1912
Chlorops sahlbergii Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops seminigra Becker, 1912
Chlorops sordidella (Becker, 1912)⇒ Chlorops sordidellus Becker, 1912
Chlorops sordidellus Becker, 1912
Chlorops stigmata (Becker, 1912)⇒ Chlorops stigmatus Becker, 1912
Chlorops stigmaticalis Becker, 1912
Chlorops stigmatus Becker, 1912
Chlorops subniger Coquillett, 1910
Chlorops subnigra (Coquillett, 1910)⇒ Chlorops subniger Coquillett, 1910
Chlorops sulphurea (Loew, 1863)⇒ Chlorops sulphureus Loew, 1863
Chlorops sulphureus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops tarsalis Becker, 1912
Chlorops testacea (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Chlorops testaceus Macquart, 1851
Chlorops testaceus Macquart, 1851Melon
Conioscinella flavescens Tucker, 1908
Conioscinella frontalis Tucker, 1908
Conioscinella grisescens Sabrosky, 1940
Conioscinella hinkleyi Malloch, 1915
Conioscinella nuda Adams, 1905
Conioscinella triorbiculata Sabrosky, 1940
Cyrtomomyia punctulata Becker, 1912
Dasyopa latifrons Loew, 1872
Dasyopa triangulata Becker, 1912
Dicraeus (Dicraeus) tibialis Macquart, 1835Desert starvine
Dicraeus aberrans Sabrosky, 1950Eastern milkpea
Dicraeus elongatus Sabrosky, 1950Eastern milkpea
Dicraeus incongruus Aldrich, 1918
Dicraeus ingrata Loew, 1866
Dicraeus wilburi Sabrosky, 1950Eastern milkpea
Diplotoxa alternata Loew, 1872
Diplotoxa diplotoxoides Becker, 1912
Diplotoxa inclinata Becker, 1912
Diplotoxa messoria Fallen, 1820
Diplotoxa nigripes Coquillett, 1910
Diplotoxa recurva Adams, 1903
Diplotoxa unicolor Becker, 1912
Diplotoxa versicolor Loew, 1863
Dysartia latigena Sabrosky, 1991
Ectecephala albistylum Macquart, 1851Melon
Ectecephala laticornis Coquillett, 1910
Ectecephala sulcata Sabrosky, 1941
Ectecephala sulcifrons Coquillett, 1910
Ectecephala unicolor Loew, 1863
Elachiptera angusta Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera angustifrons Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera angustistylum Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera californica Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera costata Loew, 1863
Elachiptera decipiens Loew, 1863
Elachiptera erythropleura Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera flaviceps Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera formosa Loew, 1863
Elachiptera knowltoni Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera longiventris Johannsen, 1924
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Elachiptera pechumani Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera penita Adams, 1908
Elachiptera punctulata (Becker, 1912)⇒ Cyrtomomyia punctulata Becker, 1912
Elachiptera salinaria Sabrosky & V..., 1987
Elachiptera tau Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera vittata Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera willistoni Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elliponeura debilis Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Elliponeura diplotoxoides (Becker, 1912)⇒ Diplotoxa diplotoxoides Becker, 1912
Epichlorops exilis Coquillett, 1898
Epichlorops puncticollis Zetterstedt, 1848
Epichlorops scabra Coquillett, 1898
Eribolus californicus Sabrosky, 1950Eastern milkpea
Eribolus longulus Loew, 1863
Eribolus nana Zetterstedt, 1848
Eribolus nearacticus Sabrosky, 1948
Eribolus nearcticus (Sabrosky, 1948)⇒ Eribolus nearacticus Sabrosky, 1948
Eugaurax floridensis Malloch, 1913
Fiebrigella catalpae Malloch, 1913
Fiebrigella magnipalpis Becker, 1912
Fiebrigella oophaga Sabrosky, 1967
Fiebrigella palposa Fallen, 1820
Gaurax apicalis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Gaurax atrilinea Sabrosky, 1951
Gaurax atripalpus Sabrosky, 1951
Gaurax basitarsalis Sabrosky, 1951
Gaurax dorsalis Loew, 1863
Gaurax dubia Macquart, 1835
Gaurax festivus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Gaurax fumipennis Malloch, 1915
Gaurax maculicornis Sabrosky, 1951
Gaurax maculipes Sabrosky, 1951
Gaurax melanotum Sabrosky, 1951
Gaurax mesopedalis Sabrosky, 1951
Gaurax montanus Coquillett, 1898
Gaurax obscuripennis Johnson, 1913Elegant stitchwort
Gaurax ocellaris Sabrosky, 1951
Gaurax pallidipes Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Gaurax patelainae Peterson, 1967New Orleans dewberry
Gaurax pilosula Becker, 1912
Gaurax pseudostigma Johnson, 1913Elegant stitchwort
Gaurax semivittatus Sabrosky, 1951
Gaurax shannoni Sabrosky, 1951
Gaurax splendidus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Gaurax tripus Sabrosky, 1951
Gaurax varihalterata Malloch, 1913
Gaurax vittipes Sabrosky, 1951
Hapleginella conicola Greene, 1918
Hippelates dorsalis Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Hippelates impressus Becker, 1912
Hippelates nobilis Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Hippelates plebejus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Hippelates proboscideus Williston, 1896Chloropid fly
Hippelates saundersi Kumm, 1936Clay buckwheat
Homaluroides abdominalis Coquillett, 1895
Homaluroides distichliae Malloch, 1918
Homaluroides graminea Coquillett, 1898
Homaluroides ingratus Williston, 1893
Homaluroides mellea Loew, 1872
Homaluroides pilosulus Becker, 1912
Homaluroides quinquepunctata Loew, 1863
Homaluroides surda Curran, 1930
Incertella bispina Malloch, 1918
Incertella dorsata Loew, 1872
Incertella incerta Becker, 1912
Incertella infesta Becker, 1912
Incertella insularis Malloch, 1914
Incertella minor Adams, 1905
Incertella ovalis Adams, 1905
Lasiopleura barberi Sabrosky, 1951
Lasiopleura capax Coquillett, 1898
Lasiopleura grisea Malloch, 1934
Lasiopleura hirta Loew, 1863
Lasiopleura hirtoides van der Zanden, 1991
Lasiopleura itascae Sabrosky, 1951
Lasiopleura shewelli Sabrosky, 1951
Lasiopleura willistoni Sabrosky, 1951
Lasiosina approximatonervis Zetterstedt, 1848
Lasiosina canadensis Aldrich, 1918
Lasiosina similis Malloch, 1913
Lasiosina vittata Malloch, 1913
Liohippelates apicatus Malloch, 1913
Liohippelates bicolor Coquillett, 1898
Liohippelates bishoppi Sabrosky, 1941
Liohippelates collusor Townsend, 1895Fly
Liohippelates flaviceps Loew, 1863
Liohippelates flavipes Loew, 1866Frit fly
Liohippelates pallipes Loew, 1863
Liohippelates peruanus Becker, 1912
Liohippelates pusio Loew, 1872
Liohippelates robertsoni Sabrosky, 1941
Lipara lucens Meigen, 1830Frit fly
Malloewia abdominalis Becker, 1912
Malloewia aequa Becker, 1912
Malloewia diabolus Becker, 1912
Malloewia excipiens Becker, 1912
Malloewia extrema Becker, 1912
Malloewia neglecta Becker, 1912
Malloewia nigripalpis Malloch, 1913
Malloewia setulosa Malloch, 1918
Melanochaeta eunota Loew, 1872
Melanochaeta kaw Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Melanochaeta melampus Becker, 1912
Meromyza (Meromyza) pratorum Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Meromyza (Meromyza) saltatrix Linnaeus, 1761Barley stem maggot
Meromyza affinis Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza americana Fitch, 1856Greater wheat stem maggot
Meromyza arizonica Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza bipunctata Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza canadensis Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza columbi Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza communis Fedoseeva, 1971Chloropid fly
Meromyza frontosa Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza laurelae Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza modesta Fedoseeva, 1978
Meromyza mutabilis Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza pilosa Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza rara Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza sabroskyi Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza truncata Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza vladimirovae Fedoseeva, 1978
Monochaetoscinella anonyma Williston, 1896Fly
Monochaetoscinella nigricornis Loew, 1863
Neodiplotoxa nigricans Loew, 1872
Neodiplotoxa pulchripes Loew, 1872
Neoscinella fuscipalpis Becker, 1912
Neoscinella gigas Sabrosky, 1940
Neoscinella lugubria Sabrosky, 1940
Olcella cinerea Loew, 1863
Olcella difficilis Becker, 1912
Olcella finalis Becker, 1912
Olcella parva Adams, 1904
Olcella projecta Malloch, 1913
Olcella provocans Becker, 1912
Olcella punctifrons Becker, 1912
Olcella pygmaea Becker, 1912
Olcella quadrivittata Sabrosky, 1935
Olcella submarginalis Sabrosky, 1935
Olcella trigramma Loew, 1863
Opetiophora straminea Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Oscinella (Oscinella) frit Linnaeus, 1758Frit fly
Oscinella (Oscinella) nitidissima Meigen, 1838
Oscinella grandissima Sabrosky, 1940Longleaf milkpea
Oscinella painteri (Sabrosky, 1940)⇒ Rhopalopterum painteri Sabrosky, 1940
Oscinisoma aliena Becker, 1912
Oscinoides arpidia Malloch, 1916
Parectecephala aristalis Coquillett, 1898
Parectecephala dissimilis Malloch, 1914
Parectecephala eucera Loew, 1863
Parectecephala maculiceps Becker, 1912
Parectecephala maculosa Loew, 1872
Parectecephala sanguinolenta Loew, 1863
Pseudogaurax anchora Loew, 1866
Pseudogaurax floridensis Sabrosky, 1950Eastern milkpea
Pseudogaurax signata Loew, 1876
Rhodesiella brimleyi Sabrosky, 1947Small-leaf milkpea
Rhopalopterum atriceps Loew, 1863
Rhopalopterum beameri Sabrosky, 1940
Rhopalopterum carbonaria Loew, 1869
Rhopalopterum criddlei Aldrich, 1918
Rhopalopterum limitata Becker, 1912
Rhopalopterum luteiceps Sabrosky, 1940
Rhopalopterum nudiuscula Loew, 1863
Rhopalopterum painteri Sabrosky, 1940
Rhopalopterum soror Macquart, 1851
Rhopalopterum umbrosa Loew, 1863
Sacatonia graminivora Sabrosky, 1967Dyer's broom
Siphonella oscinina Fallen, 1820
Speccafrons mallochi Sabrosky, 1938
Stenoscinis adachiae Sabrosky, 1961Broom
Stenoscinis longipes Loew, 1863
Thaumatomyia annulata Walker, 1849
Thaumatomyia apache Sabrosky, 1943Edible milkpea
Thaumatomyia appropinqua Buysson, 1897
Thaumatomyia bistriata Walker, 1849
Thaumatomyia glabra Meigen, 1830Chloropid Fly
Thaumatomyia grata Loew, 1863
Thaumatomyia obtusa Malloch, 1914
Thaumatomyia parviceps Malloch, 1915
Thaumatomyia pulla Adams, 1904
Thaumatomyia pullipes Coquillett, 1898
Thaumatomyia rubida Coquillett, 1898
Thaumatomyia rubrivittata Sabrosky, 1943Edible milkpea
Thaumatomyia trifasciata Zetterstedt, 1848
Tricimba (Nartshukiella) cincta Meigen, 1830
Tricimba (Tricimba) lineella Fallen, 1820
Tricimba brunnicollis Becker, 1912
Tricimba melancholica Becker, 1912
Tricimba occidentalis Sabrosky, 1938Gray's milkpea
Tricimba spinigera Malloch, 1913
Tricimba trisulcata Adams, 1905
Trigonomma fossulata Loew, 1863

Subnodes of Chloropidae with occurrences in Nearctic
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
13
128
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOscinellinae
Becker, 1910
37
180
Genera
Species

Taxom



Chloropidae (Schoenherr 1840)
Chloropidae (Schoenherr 1840)


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Chloropidae at marinespecies.org