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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2457
13123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
96
1842
9744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
73
1232
5643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
69
1029
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
53
497
2274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
8
81
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
53
155
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
53 Genera with 155 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRST
Acanthopeltastes Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthracophaga Loew, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Apallates Sabrosky, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Aphanotrigonum Duda, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Apotropina Hendel, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Arcuator Sabrosky, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Biorbitella Sabrosky, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cetema Hendel, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Chaetochlorops Malloch, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 191018SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Coryphisoptron Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyopa Malloch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dicraeus Loew, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Diplotoxa Loew, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Dysartia Sabrosky, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Ectecephala Macquart, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 19489SpeciesTaxom
Elliponeura Loew, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Epichlorops Becker, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Eribolus Becker, 19484SpeciesTaxom
Fiebrigella Duda, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Gaurax Loew, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Hapleginella Duda, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1863Eye flies5SpeciesTaxom
Homaluroides Sabrosky, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Incertella Sabrosky, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopleura Becker, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiosina Becker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Liohippelates Duda, 1941Eye Gnats5SpeciesTaxom
Lioscinella Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Malloewia Sabrosky, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Melanochaeta Bezzi, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Melanum Becker, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 020SpeciesTaxom
Monochaetoscinella Duda, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Neodiplotoxa Malloch, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Neoscinella Sabrosky, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 18637SpeciesTaxom
Oscinella Becker, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaurax Malloch, 1876Parasitic Chloropid Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopachychaeta Strobl, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Rhodesiella Adams, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Sacatonia Sabrosky, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Siphonella Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Speccafrons Sabrosky, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Stenoscinis Malloch, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 184810SpeciesTaxom
Trachysiphonella Enderlein, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 19136SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
155 Species
Anthracophaga declinata Becker, 1912
Apallates coxendix Fitch, 1856
Apallates hermsi Sabrosky, 1941Chloropid fly
Apallates microcentrus Coquillett, 1904
Apallates montanus Sabrosky, 1941
Apallates ochripes Sabrosky, 1940
Apallates particeps Becker, 1912
Aphanotrigonum darlingtoniae Jones, 1916
Arcuator pygmaea Becker, 1911
Biorbitella frontoorbitalis Sabrosky, 1940
Biorbitella hesperia Sabrosky, 1940
Biorbitella virgata Coquillett, 1898
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Cetema hypocera (Becker, 1912)⇒ Cetema subvittata Loew, 1863
Cetema subvittatum Loew, 1863
Chaetochlorops inquilinus Coquillett, 1898
Chlorops certimus Adams, 1904
Chlorops crocotus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops egregius Becker, 1912
Chlorops genarum Becker, 1912
Chlorops laevis Becker, 1912
Chlorops melanocerus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops nitidissima (Waltl, 1837)⇒ Oscinella nitidissima Meigen, 1838
Chlorops oblitus Becker, 1912
Chlorops obscuricornis Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops perflavus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Chlorops productus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops rectinervis Becker, 1912
Chlorops sabulona Becker, 1912
Chlorops sahlbergii Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops sordidellus Becker, 1912
Chlorops stigmaticalis Becker, 1912
Chlorops stigmatus Becker, 1912
Chlorops subniger Coquillett, 1910
Conioscinella flavescens Tucker, 1908
Dasyopa triangulata Becker, 1912
Dicraeus (Dicraeus) ingratus Loew, 1866
Dicraeus (Dicraeus) tibialis Macquart, 1835Desert starvine
Dicraeus incongruus Aldrich, 1918
Diplotoxa diplotoxoides Becker, 1912
Diplotoxa messoria Fallen, 1820
Diplotoxa recurva Adams, 1903
Diplotoxa unicolor Becker, 1912
Diplotoxa versicolor Loew, 1863
Dysartia latigena Sabrosky, 1991
Ectecephala laticornis Coquillett, 1910
Elachiptera angustistylum Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera californica Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera costata Loew, 1863
Elachiptera decipiens Loew, 1863
Elachiptera flaviceps Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera knowltoni Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Elachiptera pechumani Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Elachiptera vittata Sabrosky, 1948Pineland milkpea
Epichlorops californicus Wheeler, 1994
Epichlorops exilis Coquillett, 1898
Epichlorops glaphyrus Wheeler, 1994
Eribolus californicus Sabrosky, 1950Eastern milkpea
Eribolus longulus Loew, 1863
Eribolus nana Zetterstedt, 1848
Eribolus nearacticus Sabrosky, 1948
Fiebrigella magnipalpis Becker, 1912
Fiebrigella oophaga Sabrosky, 1967
Gaurax apicalis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Gaurax dubius Macquart, 1835
Gaurax fumipennis Malloch, 1915
Gaurax varihalteratus Malloch, 1913
Hapleginella conicola Greene, 1918
Hippelates dorsalis Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Hippelates genalis Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Hippelates nobilis Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Hippelates plebejus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Homaluroides distichliae Malloch, 1918
Homaluroides gramineus Coquillett, 1898
Homaluroides melleus Loew, 1872
Incertella incerta Becker, 1912
Lasiosina similis Malloch, 1913
Liohippelates bishoppi Sabrosky, 1941
Liohippelates collusor Townsend, 1895Fly
Liohippelates pallipes Loew, 1863
Liohippelates pusio Loew, 1872
Liohippelates robertsoni Sabrosky, 1941
Malloewia aequa Becker, 1912
Malloewia diabolus Becker, 1912
Malloewia excipiens Becker, 1912
Malloewia extrema Becker, 1912
Malloewia neglecta Becker, 1912
Melanochaeta eunota Loew, 1872
Melanochaeta melampus Becker, 1912
Melanum puncticollis Zetterstedt, 1848
Meromyza (Meromyza) nigriventris (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Meromyza saltatrix Linnaeus, 1761
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 bipunctata Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza columbi Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza communis Fedoseeva, 1971Chloropid fly
Meromyza frontosa Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza laurelae Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza marginata (Becker, 1912)⇒ Meromyza saltatrix Linnaeus, 1761
Meromyza modesta Fedoseeva, 1978
Meromyza mutabilis Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza pilosa Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza rara Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza sabroskyi Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza transbaicalica Fedoseeva, 1967
Meromyza truncata Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza vladimirovae Fedoseeva, 1978
Meromyza zara
Monochaetoscinella anonyma Williston, 1896Fly
Neodiplotoxa pulchripes Loew, 1872
Neoscinella fuscipalpis Becker, 1912
Olcella difficilis Becker, 1912
Olcella finalis Becker, 1912
Olcella parva Adams, 1904
Olcella provocans Becker, 1912
Olcella punctifrons Becker, 1912
Olcella pygmaea Becker, 1912
Olcella trigramma Loew, 1863
Oscinella (Oscinella) frit Linnaeus, 1758Frit fly
Oscinella (Oscinella) maura Fallen, 1820
Oscinella (Oscinella) nitidissima Meigen, 1838
Oscinella (Oscinella) pusilla Meigen, 1830
Parectecephala eucera Loew, 1863
Parectecephala maculosa Loew, 1872
Pseudogaurax signatus Loew, 1876
Pseudopachychaeta approximatonervis Zetterstedt, 1848
Pseudopachychaeta heleocharis Nartshuk, 1964
Rhodesiella orthoneura Bezzi, 1928
Rhopalopterum carbonarium Loew, 1869
Rhopalopterum criddlei Aldrich, 1918
Rhopalopterum soror Macquart, 1851
Sacatonia graminivora Sabrosky, 1967Dyer's broom
Siphonella oscinina Fallen, 1820
Speccafrons mallochi Sabrosky, 1938
Stenoscinis longipes Loew, 1863
Thaumatomyia annulata Walker, 1849
Thaumatomyia apache Sabrosky, 1943Edible milkpea
Thaumatomyia appropinqua Buysson, 1897
Thaumatomyia glabra Meigen, 1830Chloropid Fly
Thaumatomyia grata Loew, 1863
Thaumatomyia pulla Adams, 1904
Thaumatomyia pullipes Coquillett, 1898
Thaumatomyia rubida Coquillett, 1898
Thaumatomyia rubrivittata Sabrosky, 1943Edible milkpea
Thaumatomyia trifasciata Zetterstedt, 1848
Tricimba (Nartshukiella) sulcella (Zetterstedt, 1848)⇒ Tricimba 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

Subnodes of Chloropidae with occurrences in West USA
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
13
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOscinellinae
Becker, 1910
33
85
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySiphonellopsinae
Duda, 1932
1
0
Genus
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