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Checklist for Subfamily Chloropinae Rondani, 1856 (Grass Flies)
and region Colorado (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
376
6706
16394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
97
1091
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
864
1948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
52
573
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
48
466
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
36
232
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
4
42
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
32
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
9
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colorado
9 Genera with 16 Species
Cetema Hendel, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Diplotoxa Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ectecephala Macquart, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Homaluroides Sabrosky, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Lasiosina Becker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Neodiplotoxa Malloch, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 18986SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
16 Species
Cetema subvittatum Loew, 1863
Chlorops crocotus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops perflavus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Diplotoxa versicolor Loew, 1863
Ectecephala laticornis Coquillett, 1910
Homaluroides melleus Loew, 1872
Lasiosina similis Malloch, 1913
Meromyza affinis Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza vladimirovae Fedoseeva, 1978
Neodiplotoxa pulchripes Loew, 1872
Thaumatomyia annulata Walker, 1849
Thaumatomyia appropinqua Buysson, 1897
Thaumatomyia glabra Meigen, 1830Chloropid Fly
Thaumatomyia grata Loew, 1863
Thaumatomyia pulla Adams, 1904
Thaumatomyia pullipes Coquillett, 1898


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