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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
476
4010
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
475
4007
8731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
450
3905
8446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
315
3222
6875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
69
466
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
339
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
211
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
35
159
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
25
102
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
2
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tennessee
9 Genera with 13 Species
Ceratobarys Coquillett, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Dicraeus Loew, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Gaurax Loew, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Oscinella Becker, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tennessee
13 Species
Ceratobarys eulophus Loew, 1872
Chlorops melanocerus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops obscuricornis Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Conioscinella flavescens Tucker, 1908
Conioscinella hinkleyi Malloch, 1915
Dicraeus incongruus Aldrich, 1918
Elachiptera costata Loew, 1863
Gaurax mesopedalis Sabrosky, 1951
Gaurax semivittatus Sabrosky, 1951
Gaurax tripus Sabrosky, 1951
Oscinella (Oscinella) nitidissima Meigen, 1838
Parectecephala maculiceps Becker, 1912
Tricimba (Tricimba) lineella Fallen, 1820

Subnodes of Chloropidae with occurrences in Tennessee
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOscinellinae
Becker, 1910
7
10
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