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Checklist for Family Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 (Chloropid flies)
and region Scottish Highlands (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
2923
5908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
2920
5906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
2859
5790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2476
5174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
78
574
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
418
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
45
313
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
41
248
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
30
120
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
3
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scottish Highlands
8 Genera with 13 Species
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cetema Hendel, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Oscinella Becker, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scottish Highlands
13 Species
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Cetema (Cetema) elongatum Meigen, 1830
Chlorops (Chlorops) calceatus Meigen, 1830
Chlorops (Chlorops) hypostigma Meigen, 1830
Chlorops (Chlorops) pumilionis Bjerkander, 1778Barley Gout Fly
Chlorops (Chlorops) speciosus Meigen, 1830
Elachiptera cornuta Fallen, 1820
Meromyza (Meromyza) pratorum Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Oscinella (Oscinella) frit Linnaeus, 1758Frit fly
Oscinella (Oscinella) pusilla Meigen, 1830
Oscinella (Oscinella) vastator Curtis, 1845
Rhopalopterum atricilla Zetterstedt, 1838
Tricimba (Nartshukiella) cincta Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Chloropidae with occurrences in Scottish Highlands
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOscinellinae
Becker, 1910
5
7
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