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Checklist for Subfamily Chloropinae Rondani, 1856 (Grass Flies)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1521
7930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
76
1043
4219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
58
769
2771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
54
640
2163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
41
361
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
4
70
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
65
187
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
10
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
10 Genera with 26 Species
Chlorops Meigen, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Eutropha Loew, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Lagaroceras Becker, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Merochlorops Howlett, 19916SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Neoloxotaenia Sabrosky, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Platycephala Fallen, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Semaranga Becker, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Thressa Walker, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
26 Species
Chlorops maculipleura Brunetti, 1913
Chlorops neosimplex Sabrosky, 1977
Chlorops nigripedalis Cherian, 1971
Chlorops oculatus Lamb, 1917
Chlorops quadrilineata Meijere, 1910
Eutropha juhuensis Spencer, 1986
Eutropha siphloidea Duda, 1930
Lagaroceras curtum Sabrosky, 1961
Lagaroceras longicorne Thomson, 1869
Lagaroceras tenuicorne Malloch, 1927
Merochlorops cardami Duda, 1935
Merochlorops ceylanicus Duda, 1930
Merochlorops cinctus Meijere, 1916
Merochlorops dimorphus Cherian, 1991
Merochlorops flavipes Malloch, 1927
Merochlorops nigritibus Cherian, 1991
Meromyza hugoanderssoni Nartshuk, 2003
Neoloxotaenia gracilis Meijere, 1908Chloropid fly
Platycephala giganta Cherian, 1978
Platycephala josephi Cherian, 1978
Semaranga dorsocentralis Becker, 1911Fly
Thaumatomyia convexa Cherian, 1990
Thaumatomyia himalayensis Cherian, 1990
Thaumatomyia indica Cherian, 1990
Thaumatomyia trifasciata Zetterstedt, 1848
Thressa atricornis Malloch, 1927


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