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Checklist for Subfamily Chloropinae Rondani, 1856 (Grass Flies)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
1210
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
76
925
2782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
566
1127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
52
475
879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
39
245
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
5
35
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
20
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
9
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
9 Genera with 16 Species
Cetema Hendel, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Epichlorops Becker, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Eutropha Loew, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Lagaroceras Becker, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 18483SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
16 Species
Chlorops (Chlorops) hypostigma Meigen, 1830
Chlorops cinerapennis Adams, 1903
Chlorops contribulus Loew, 1869
Epichlorops scaber Coquillett, 1898
Eutropha lindneri Sabrosky, 1972
Lagaroceras australis Deeming, 1981
Pachylophus aristalis Deeming, 2018
Pachylophus femoratus Johnson, 1898
Pachylophus frontalis Loew, 1858
Pachylophus lacteibasis Deeming, 2018
Pachylophus proximus Adams, 1905
Pachylophus splendidus Adams, 1905
Parectecephala eucera Loew, 1863
Thaumatomyia glabra Meigen, 1830Chloropid Fly
Thaumatomyia natalensis Becker, 1916
Thaumatomyia trifasciata Zetterstedt, 1848


Links, sources and further information
Chloropinae at artfakta.se
Chloropinae at dyntaxa.se
Chloropinae at itis.gov
Chloropinae at marinespecies.org