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Checklist for Family Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 (Chloropid flies)
and region Zambia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
237
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
201
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
25
118
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
22
97
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
11
44
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
10
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
10 Genera with 15 Species
Arcuator Sabrosky, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Lagaroceras Becker, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Melanochaeta Bezzi, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Meromyzella Andersson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Phyladelphus Becker, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphia Becker, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Rhodesiella Adams, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Siphlus Loew, 18671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
15 Species
Arcuator stigmaticus Lamb, 1912
Elachiptera simplicipes Becker, 1910
Lagaroceras sequens Becker, 1910
Melanochaeta scapularis Adams, 1905
Melanochaeta vulgaris Adams, 1905
Meromyzella capensis Loew, 1860
Pachylophus femoratus Johnson, 1898
Pachylophus flavipes Lamb, 1917
Pachylophus inornatus Loew, 1860
Pachylophus proximus Adams, 1905
Phyladelphus woodi Deeming, 2018
Pselaphia haladai Kubik, 2006
Pselaphia zambiensis Kubik, 2006
Rhodesiella tarsalis Adams, 1905
Siphlus seminifer de Saussure, 1867

Subnodes of Chloropidae with occurrences in Zambia
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOscinellinae
Becker, 1910
3
4
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