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Taxonomy of Family Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies, Grass Flies


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
178
15959
203753
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
126
11579
137184
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
116
10251
111672
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
90
4222
56473
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
11
477
6846
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
361
5316
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
44
1563
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOscinellinae
Becker, 1910
67
2481
Genera
Species
SubfamilyRhodesiellinae
Andersson, 1977
13
99
Genera
Species
SubfamilySiphonellopsinae
Duda, 1932
4
80
Genera
Species
GenusAcanthopeltastes
Enderlein, 1911
8Species
GenusAfrocelyphus
Vanschuytbroeck, 1959
1Species
GenusAlajichlorops
Nartshuk, 2011
1Species
GenusAlombus
Becker, 1914
11Species
GenusAnacamptoneurum
Becker, 1903
16Species
GenusAnadrema
Nartshuk, 2002
0Species
GenusAnomoeoceros
Lamb, 1918
6Species
GenusAnoscinella
Becker, 1916
1Species
GenusAnthracophaga
Loew, 1866
  ⇒ Chlorops
17Species
GenusAphanotrigonella
Narchuk, 1964
  ⇒ Aphanotrigonum
4Species
GenusApteroscinis
Malloch, 1931
  ⇒ Tricimba
1Species
GenusApterosoma
Salmon, 1939
  ⇒ Diplotoxa
1Species
GenusAragara
Walker, 1860
12Species
GenusArchecetema
Narchuk, 1976
0Species
GenusArchimeromyza
Deeming, 1981
1Species
GenusArcuator
Sabrosky, 1985
18Species
GenusAschabadicola
Frey, 1921
  ⇒ Meromyza
1Species
GenusAsianochlorops
Kanmiya, 1983
0Species
GenusAssuania
Becker, 1903
14Species
GenusAulacogaurax
De Meyere, 1913
1Species
GenusBaseoneura
Duda, 1930
2Species
GenusBathyparia
Lamb, 1917
1Species
GenusBeckerella
Enderlein, 1911
  ⇒ Trigonomma
2Species
GenusBinatang
Riccardi & Amorim, 2020
1Species
GenusBotanobia
Lioy, 1864
  ⇒ Gaurax
48Species
GenusBothynocerus
1Species
GenusBricelochlorops
3Species
GenusCadrena
5Species
GenusCamptopeltes
Mlynarek & Wheeler, 2010
0Species
GenusCamptoscinella
Sabrosky, 1951
2Species
GenusCapnoptera
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895
  ⇒ Typhoptera
19Species
GenusCauloscinis
Yang & Yang Ding, 1991
1Species
GenusCelyphomima
Enderlein, 1920
2Species
GenusCentorella
Strand, 1928
0Species
GenusCerais
van der Wulp, 1881
7Species
GenusCestoplectus
Lamb, 1918
7Species
GenusChactochlorops
Malloch, 1914
0Species
GenusChaetaspis
Nishijima, 1954
  ⇒ Chaetaspidia
2Species
GenusChaethippus
Duda, 1930
6Species
GenusChalcidomyia
De Meijere, 1910
  ⇒ Thressa
12Species
GenusChloropa
0Species
GenusChloropisca
Loew, 1866
  ⇒ Thaumatomyia
42Species
GenusChryptonevra
3Species
GenusConiochlorops
Duda, 1934
3Species
GenusConochlorops
Sabrosky, 1941
0Species
GenusCoomanimyia
Seguy, 1938
1Species
GenusCordylosoma
Becker, 1924
2Species
GenusCordylosomides
Strand, 1928
2Species
GenusCoroichlorops
3Species
GenusCoryphisoptron
Enderlein, 1911
15Species
GenusCraniseta
1Species
GenusCrassiseta
Roser, 1840
  ⇒ Elachiptera
27Species
GenusCrassivenula
Sabrosky, 1940
2Species
GenusCyclocerculla
Beschovski, 1978
0Species
GenusCyrtomomyia
Becker, 1913
9Species
GenusDacytlothyrea
1Species
GenusDicracus
1Species
GenusDicraeinus
Enderlein, 1936
0Species
GenusDiscadrema
2Species
GenusDisciphus
Becker, 1911
7Species
GenusDiscogastrella
Enderlein, 1911
12Species
GenusDudeurina
Ismay, 1995
0Species
GenusDysartia
Sabrosky, 1991
1Species
GenusEchinia
Paramonov, 1961
  ⇒ Anatrichus
1Species
GenusEctece
Scudder, 1882
  ⇒ Ectecephala
0Species
GenusEctecephalina
10Species
GenusElachiptora
1Species
GenusElachyptera
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Elachiptera
0Species
GenusEmmalochaeta
Becker, 1916
  ⇒ Apotropina
2Species
GenusEphydroscinis
Malloch, 1924
  ⇒ Apotropina
3Species
GenusEpicelphyus
1Species
GenusEpicelyphus
Becker, 1911
  ⇒ Nomba
6Species
GenusEpichorops
Becker, 1910
1Species
GenusEpimadiza
Becker, 1910
25Species
GenusEuchlorops
Malloch, 1913
  ⇒ Lasiosina
2Species
GenusEudicraeus
Nartshuk, 1967
0Species
GenusEuhippelates
Malloch, 1925
  ⇒ Tricimba
2Species
GenusEurhina
Westwood, 1840
1Species
GenusEuryparia
Ringdahl, 1929
  ⇒ Botanophila
2Species
GenusEuthropa
Loew, 1866
1Species
GenusEutricimba
Malloch, 1931
  ⇒ Tricimba
3Species
GenusFibrigella
1Species
GenusFiebrigilla
1Species
GenusFormosina
Becker, 1911
  ⇒ Neoperla
21Species
GenusGallomyia
Narchuk, 1965
1Species
GenusGauracisoma
Duda, 1930
1Species
GenusGlaurax
3Species
GenusGlobiops
Andersson, 1977
  ⇒ Chlorops
1Species
GenusGoniopsis
Duda, 1929
  ⇒ Fiebrigella
2Species
GenusGymnopoda
Watson, 1980
  ⇒ Lipara
1Species
GenusHaplegis
Loew, 1866
  ⇒ Cryptonevra
14Species
GenusHapliginella
1Species
GenusHemisphaerisoma
Becker, 1911
  ⇒ Thressa
1Species
GenusHeteroscinis
Lamb, 1918
3Species
GenusHeteroscinoides
Cherian, 1989
1Species
GenusHippelatinus
Enderlein, 1911
1Species
GenusHomalura
Meigen, 1826
17Species
GenusHomops
Speiser, 1923
14Species
GenusHopkinsella
Malloch, 1930
  ⇒ Apotropina
1Species
GenusIndometopis
Cherian, 1989
1Species
GenusIndonella
Cherian, 2008
0Species
GenusIschnochlorops
Paganelli, 2002
2Species
GenusJanzen,
1881, 0
0Species
GenusKurumemyia
Kanmiya, 1983
1Species
GenusKwarea
Sabrosky, 1954
2Species
GenusLasiochaeta
Corti, 1909
  ⇒ Melanochaeta
35Species
GenusLasiochlorops
Duda, 1934
0Species
GenusLeptopeltastes
Enderlein, 1911
2Species
GenusLeptotrigonum
Becker, 1912
4Species
GenusLeucochaeta
Becker, 1913
1Species
GenusLiomicroneurum
Enderlein, 1911
1Species
GenusLioscinella
Duda, 1929
47Species
GenusLiriomicroneurum
Duda in Lindner, 1933
  ⇒ Liomicroneurum
0Species
GenusLonchonotus
Lamb, 1918
2Species
GenusLoxobathmis
Enderlein, 1911
1Species
GenusLuzonia
Frey, 1923
8Species
GenusMacrochaetum
Corti, 1909
0Species
GenusMacrochoetum
Bezzi, 1892
0Species
GenusMacrostyla
Lioy, 1864
  ⇒ Aspistyla
16Species
GenusMacrothorax
Desmarest in Chenu, 1851
  ⇒ Carabus
11Species
GenusMapachymerus
1Species
GenusMarcostyla
1Species
GenusMedeventor
Wheeler, 2007
3Species
GenusMelanochaetomyia
Cherian, 2002
1Species
GenusMepachymerus
Speiser, 1910
33Species
GenusMerectecephala
Duda, 1930
1Species
GenusMerobates
Duda, 1934
1Species
GenusMeromyzella
Andersson, 1977
2Species
GenusMeroscinis
Meijere, 1906
  ⇒ Rhodesiella
38Species
GenusMetapostigma
Becker, 1931
  ⇒ Metopostigma
0Species
GenusMetasiphonella
Duda, 1930
2Species
GenusMetopostigma
Becker, 1903
10Species
GenusMicrochaetaspis
Duda, 1930
2Species
GenusMicroneurm
1Species
GenusMicroneurum
Becker, 1903
  ⇒ Siphunculina
6Species
GenusMimogaurax
Hall, 1937
  ⇒ Pseudogaurax
1Species
GenusMimosepsis
Sabrosky, 1951
3Species
GenusMinda
Paramonov, 1957
  ⇒ Pemphigonotus
1Species
GenusMyrmecomorpha
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Myrmemorpha
0Species
GenusMyrmecosepsis
Kertesz, 1914
2Species
GenusMyrmemorpha
Dufour, 1833
2Species
GenusMyrmenorpha
1Species
GenusNartshukiella
Beschovski, 1981
0Species
GenusNeoborborus
Rayment, 1931
  ⇒ Apotropina
1Species
GenusNeochloropsina
Riccardi & Amorim, 2020
1Species
GenusNeoelachiptera
Seguy, 1938
  ⇒ Elachiptera
1Species
GenusNeogaurax
Malloch, 1914
  ⇒ Gaurax
1Species
GenusNeolcella
Cherian, 1996
2Species
GenusNeoloxotaenis
1Species
GenusNeoolcanabates
Duda, 1930
5Species
GenusNeuropachys
Heer, 1858
  ⇒ Urocerites
2Species
GenusNippomera
Fedoseeva & Nartshuk in Narchuk & Fedoseeva, 1983
0Species
GenusNotaulacella
Enderlein, 1911
24Species
GenusNotoanaulax
1Species
GenusNotonaulax
Becker, 1903
  ⇒ Tricimba
9Species
GenusOchtherisoma
Becker, 1911
1Species
GenusOedesiella
Becker, 1910
1Species
GenusOlcanabates
Enderlein, 1911
5Species
GenusOlcanabathes
Enderlein, 1911
  ⇒ Olcanabates
0Species
GenusOmachaeta
1Species
GenusOmochaeta
Diakonoff, 1966
  ⇒ Alischirnevaia
4Species
GenusOpsiceras
Seguy, 1946
  ⇒ Elachiptereicus
1Species
GenusOscinellinae
10Species
GenusOscinelloides
Malloch, 1940
0Species
GenusOscinicita
Wheeler, 2007
1Species
GenusOscinomorpha  ⇒ Oscinimorpha
6Species
GenusOscinosoma
Enderlein, 1911
  ⇒ Oscinisoma
47Species
GenusOxyapium
Becker, 1912
  ⇒ Dicraeus
1Species
GenusPachychaeta
Loew, 1845
  ⇒ Brenskiella
9Species
GenusPachychaetina
Hendel, 1907
0Species
GenusPachychoeta
Bezzi, 1895
  ⇒ Melanochaeta
10Species
GenusPalaeoconioscinella
Duda, 1930
0Species
GenusParaapallates
Cherian & Tilak, 2008
0Species
GenusParacalamoncosis
1Species
GenusParacamarota
Cherian, 1991
2Species
GenusParachlorops
Cherian, 2015
1Species
GenusParaeurina
Duda, 1933
2Species
GenusParahippelates
Becker, 1911
  ⇒ Lasiopleura
19Species
GenusParameijerella
Cherian, 1991
3Species
GenusParasiphonella
Enderlein, 1913
1Species
GenusParoedesiella
Anonymous in Imperial Institute of Entomology, 1937
0Species
GenusParoscinella
Becker, 1913
1Species
GenusPentanotaulax
Enderlein, 1911
5Species
GenusPhyladelphus
Becker, 1910
9Species
GenusPlanuria
Meigen, 1826
1Species
GenusPolydaspis
Duda, 1933
2Species
GenusPolydecta
Gistl, 1848
  ⇒ Eurina
0Species
GenusPrionoscelus
Becker, 1911
  ⇒ Rhodesiella
2Species
GenusProhippelates
Malloch, 1913
  ⇒ Cadrema
1Species
GenusProtoscinella
Hennig, 1965
1Species
GenusProtoscinis
Cockerell, 1917
1Species
GenusPselaphia
Becker, 1911
10Species
GenusPselaphila
Becker, 1912
  ⇒ Pselaphia
0Species
GenusPseudochlorops
Duda, 1930
  ⇒ Thaumatomyia
1Species
GenusPseudochromatopterum
Deeming, 1981
1Species
GenusPseudogampsocera
Sabrosky, 1964
1Species
GenusPseudogoniopsita
Duda, 1934
1Species
GenusPseudohippelates
Malloch, 1913
  ⇒ Apotropina
2Species
GenusPseudoscinella
Duda, 1931
0Species
GenusPsilochlorops
Duda, 1930
6Species
GenusPterogaurax
Duda, 1930
2Species
GenusRhopalopternum
Duda, 1930
  ⇒ Rhopalopterum
2Species
GenusSabroskyina
Beschovski, 1987
3Species
GenusSagareocerus
2Species
GenusSchumanniella
Beschovski, 1981
0Species
GenusSclerophallus
Beschovski, 1978
0Species
GenusSepsidoscinis
Hendel, 1914
1Species
GenusSineurina
1Species
GenusSiphlus
Loew, 1858
5Species
GenusSiphomyia
Williston, 1896
  ⇒ Hippelates
2Species
GenusSiphonellomyia
Seguy, 1934
1Species
GenusStatriomicroneurum
Duda, 1933
0Species
GenusSteleocerellus
17Species
GenusSteleocerus
Becker, 1910
  ⇒ Mepachymerus
25Species
GenusStenophthalmus
Szépligeti, 1905
  ⇒ Ophion
6Species
GenusStizambia
Enderlein, 1936
0Species
GenusStrandimyia
Duda, 1930
1Species
GenusStratiomicroneurum
Duda, 1933
1Species
GenusStrobliola
Czerny in Czerny & Strobl, 1909
6Species
GenusSyphonella
Perris, 1839
  ⇒ Siphonella
1Species
GenusSyphonerina
Seguy, 1938
  ⇒ Tricimba
1Species
GenusTachinoceras
Meijere, 1924
  ⇒ Rhodesiella
1Species
GenusTachysiphonella
3Species
GenusTeleocoma
Aldrich, 1924
  ⇒ Fiebrigella
1Species
GenusTerusa
Kanmiya, 1983
1Species
GenusTogeciphus
de Saussure, 1867
3Species
GenusTrachysphonella
1Species
GenusTricymba
Marschall, 1873
0Species
GenusTropidoscinis
Enderlein, 1911
19Species
GenusTylopterna
Bezzi, 1916
2Species
GenusUrubambina
1Species
GenusVanchium
Cherian, 1999
2Species
GenusXena
Nartshuk, 1964
  ⇒ Netoxena
2Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Chloropidae
GermanHalmfliegen
EnglishChloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies, Grass Flies
DutchHalmvliegen
DanishFritfluer
SwedishFritflugor
FinnishKahukärpäset
NorwegianStråfluer
FrenchChloropid flies


Distribution and Species lists of Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840
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Afghanistan
22 Genera  40 Species
Algeria
12 Genera  17 Species
Angola
6 Genera  15 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
0 Genera  0 Species
Argentina
41 Genera  73 Species
Australia
65 Genera  389 Species
Austria
14 Genera  17 Species
Azerbaijan
2 Genera  2 Species
Bahamas
5 Genera  8 Species
Barbados
2 Genera  2 Species
Belgium
24 Genera  35 Species
Belize
20 Genera  12 Species
Bhutan
2 Genera  2 Species
Bolivia
25 Genera  41 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Genus  1 Species
Botswana
16 Genera  9 Species
Brazil
43 Genera  123 Species
Bulgaria
7 Genera  12 Species
Burkina Faso
14 Genera  4 Species
Burundi
5 Genera  7 Species
Cambodia
3 Genera  3 Species
Cameroon
12 Genera  18 Species
Canada
51 Genera  189 Species
Cape Verde
9 Genera  11 Species
Central African Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Chad
4 Genera  6 Species
Chile
26 Genera  32 Species
China
44 Genera  145 Species
Colombia
24 Genera  42 Species
Costa Rica
50 Genera  120 Species
Croatia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cuba
16 Genera  22 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  1 Species
Czech Republic
49 Genera  213 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Genera  3 Species
Denmark
43 Genera  159 Species
Dominica
5 Genera  2 Species
Dominican Republic
14 Genera  11 Species
Ecuador
29 Genera  38 Species
Egypt
19 Genera  31 Species
El Salvador
8 Genera  10 Species
Equatorial Guinea
2 Genera  3 Species
Eritrea
5 Genera  5 Species
Estonia
25 Genera  90 Species
Ethiopia
37 Genera  84 Species
Fiji
6 Genera  14 Species
Finland
50 Genera  291 Species
France
45 Genera  106 Species
Gambia
24 Genera  29 Species
Georgia
7 Genera  7 Species
Germany
37 Genera  126 Species
Ghana
9 Genera  12 Species
Greece
15 Genera  17 Species
Grenada
5 Genera  2 Species
Guatemala
16 Genera  30 Species
Guinea
2 Genera  2 Species
Guinea-Bissau
0 Genera  0 Species
Guyana
8 Genera  10 Species
Haiti
6 Genera  7 Species
Honduras
13 Genera  10 Species
Hungary
30 Genera  51 Species
Iceland
22 Genera  31 Species
India
65 Genera  187 Species
Indonesia
60 Genera  184 Species
Iran
15 Genera  22 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  2 Species
Ireland
10 Genera  15 Species
Israel
31 Genera  65 Species
Italy
57 Genera  210 Species
Ivory Coast
13 Genera  19 Species
Jamaica
22 Genera  19 Species
Japan
39 Genera  101 Species
Jordan
3 Genera  2 Species
Kazakhstan
7 Genera  9 Species
Kenya
41 Genera  90 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Latvia
3 Genera  3 Species
Lebanon
2 Genera  2 Species
Lesotho
10 Genera  13 Species
Liberia
22 Genera  11 Species
Luxembourg
2 Genera  0 Species
Madagascar
16 Genera  28 Species
Malawi
11 Genera  16 Species
Malaysia
14 Genera  12 Species
Marshall Islands
3 Genera  2 Species
Mauritius
3 Genera  4 Species
Mexico
44 Genera  94 Species
Micronesia
8 Genera  9 Species
Mongolia
46 Genera  174 Species
Morocco
19 Genera  21 Species
Mozambique
16 Genera  23 Species
Myanmar
9 Genera  8 Species
Namibia
12 Genera  16 Species
Nepal
17 Genera  12 Species
Netherlands
47 Genera  158 Species
New Zealand
26 Genera  69 Species
Nicaragua
10 Genera  11 Species
Niger
5 Genera  6 Species
Nigeria
33 Genera  79 Species
Niue
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
60 Genera  298 Species
Oman
9 Genera  2 Species
Pakistan
13 Genera  14 Species
Palau
1 Genus  1 Species
Palestine
0 Genera  0 Species
Panama
29 Genera  58 Species
Papua New Guinea
9 Genera  10 Species
Paraguay
19 Genera  33 Species
Peru
35 Genera  59 Species
Philippines
40 Genera  101 Species
Poland
23 Genera  50 Species
Portugal
16 Genera  25 Species
Republic South Africa
65 Genera  145 Species
Romania
1 Genus  1 Species
Russia
63 Genera  317 Species
Rwanda
17 Genera  25 Species
Saint Lucia
17 Genera  9 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
15 Genera  16 Species
Samoa
5 Genera  6 Species
Saudi Arabia
2 Genera  3 Species
Senegal
24 Genera  17 Species
Serbia
2 Genera  2 Species
Seychelles
18 Genera  25 Species
Sierra Leone
27 Genera  12 Species
Singapore
2 Genera  3 Species
Slovakia
1 Genus  0 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Solomon Islands
11 Genera  12 Species
Somalia
6 Genera  4 Species
South Korea
7 Genera  6 Species
Spain
29 Genera  55 Species
Sri Lanka
45 Genera  57 Species
Sudan
12 Genera  15 Species
Suriname
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
56 Genera  268 Species
Switzerland
21 Genera  20 Species
Syria
3 Genera  3 Species
Taiwan
62 Genera  221 Species
Tajikistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Tanzania
41 Genera  85 Species
Thailand
11 Genera  10 Species
Tonga
3 Genera  3 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
11 Genera  17 Species
Tunisia
26 Genera  42 Species
Turkey
9 Genera  11 Species
Turkmenistan
3 Genera  3 Species
Uganda
33 Genera  102 Species
Ukraine
5 Genera  5 Species
United Kingdom
62 Genera  271 Species
Uruguay
6 Genera  8 Species
USA
79 Genera  430 Species
Uzbekistan
5 Genera  4 Species
Vanuatu
2 Genera  2 Species
Venezuela
28 Genera  22 Species
Vietnam
16 Genera  19 Species
Yemen
1 Genus  2 Species
Zambia
10 Genera  15 Species
Zimbabwe
26 Genera  56 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Grasslands, Lakes, Mountains


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