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Checklist for Family Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 (Chloropid flies)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
429
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
316
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
36
276
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
27
142
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
3
38
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
33
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
33 Genera with 79 Species
#ACDEHLMOPRS
Anacamptoneurum Becker, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Anomoeoceros Lamb, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Anthracophagella Andersson, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Aprometopis Becker, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Arcuator Sabrosky, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Camarota Meigen, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Chloropsina Becker, 198114SpeciesTaxom
Chromatopterum Becker, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Dactylothyrea De Meijere, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Dicraeus Loew, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptereicus Becker, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Epimadiza Becker, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Heteroscinis Lamb, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Homops Speiser, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Lagaroceras Becker, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopleura Becker, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Melanochaeta Bezzi, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Mepachymerus Speiser, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Meromyzella Andersson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Metopostigma Becker, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Mimosepsis Sabrosky, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Oscinella Becker, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 190511SpeciesTaxom
Polyodaspis Duda, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaurax Malloch, 1946Parasitic Chloropid Fly4SpeciesTaxom
Psilacrum Becker, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Rhodesiella Adams, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Scoliophthalmus Becker, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Semaranga Becker, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Siphunculina Rondani, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Steleocerellus1SpeciesTaxom
Stenoscinis Malloch, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
79 Species
Anacamptoneurum obliquum Becker, 1903
Anomoeoceros punctulatus Becker, 1916
Anthracophagella politzari Deeming, 1981
Aprometopis flavofacies Becker, 1910
Arcuator lindneri Sabrosky, 1985
Arcuator stigmaticus Lamb, 1912
Camarota cylindrica Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina acuticornis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina affulgens Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina crassipalpis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina gugae Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina ilaroensis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina litoralis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina mambillaensis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina medleri Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina ochrifrons Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina punctifacialis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina sulcicornis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina sylvatica Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina tatabua Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina vesicata Deeming, 1981
Chromatopterum dimidiatum Deeming, 1981
Chromatopterum linguatum Seguy, 1957
Chromatopterum mirabilis Deeming, 1981
Dactylothyrea leucopsis Bigot, 1891
Dicraeus ibadanensis Deeming, 1979
Dicraeus medleri Deeming, 1979
Elachiptera occipitalis Becker, 1910
Elachiptereicus abessynicus Becker, 1913
Elachiptereicus angustigena Sabrosky, 1951
Epimadiza fascipennis Sabrosky, 1945
Epimadiza gallicola Seguy, 1933
Epimadiza munroi Sabrosky, 1947
Epimadiza nigrescens Duda, 1933
Heteroscinis hystrix Seguy, 1957
Homops melichrysis Seguy, 1957
Lagaroceras annulatum Deeming, 1981
Lagaroceras distinctum Deeming, 1981
Lagaroceras nigroscutellatum Deeming, 1981
Lasiopleura gregalis Lamb, 1937
Melanochaeta scapularis Adams, 1905
Melanochaeta vulgaris Adams, 1905
Mepachymerus baculus Speiser, 1910
Mepachymerus lentus Curran, 1928
Meromyzella capensis Loew, 1860
Metopostigma tenuiseta Loew, 1860
Mimosepsis mallochi Sabrosky, 1951
Mimosepsis myrmecophila Deeming, 1976
Mimosepsis scutellaris Deeming, 1976
Oscinella chorii Deeming, 2003
Pachylophus beckeri Curran, 1928
Pachylophus femoratus Johnson, 1898
Pachylophus flavipes Lamb, 1917
Pachylophus halteratus Becker, 1910
Pachylophus inornatus Loew, 1860
Pachylophus lugens Loew, 1860
Pachylophus minimus Becker, 1914
Pachylophus nigeriensis Deeming, 2018
Pachylophus obscurior Becker, 1916
Pachylophus proximus Adams, 1905
Pachylophus varipes Adams, 1905
Polyodaspis risbeci Seguy, 1946
Pseudogaurax brunneus Cogan, 1977
Pseudogaurax dissimilipes Malloch, 1931
Pseudogaurax elachipteroides Sabrosky, 1945
Pseudogaurax longicornis Sabrosky, 1946
Psilacrum giganteum Enderlein, 1911
Rhodesiella divergens Malloch, 1931
Rhodesiella stipula Seguy, 1957
Rhodesiella subditica Lamb, 1937
Rhodesiella tarsalis Adams, 1905
Scoliophthalmus femoralis Becker, 1916
Scoliophthalmus femoratus Becker, 1916
Scoliophthalmus micantipennis Duda, 1935
Scoliophthalmus trapezoides Becker, 1903
Semaranga dorsocentralis Becker, 1911Fly
Siphunculina ornatifrons Loew, 1858
Steleocerellus latiseta Walker, 1871
Stenoscinis arnos Malloch, 1929

Subnodes of Chloropidae with occurrences in Nigeria
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
8
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOscinellinae
Becker, 1910
11
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhodesiellinae
Andersson, 1977
3
6
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