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Checklist for Subfamily Chloropinae Rondani, 1856 (Grass Flies)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
892
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
67
573
1756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
53
397
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
49
331
929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
37
177
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
7
34
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
26
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
5
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
5 Genera with 18 Species
Chlorops Meigen, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Diplotoxa Loew, 197711SpeciesTaxom
Melanum Becker, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 18302SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
18 Species
Chlorops multisulcatus Malloch, 1931
Chlorops occipitalis Malloch, 1931
Diplotoxa anorbitalis Malloch, 1931
Diplotoxa gemina Spencer, 1977
Diplotoxa harrisoni Spencer, 1977
Diplotoxa knighti Spencer, 1977
Diplotoxa lineata Malloch, 1931
Diplotoxa moorei Salmon, 1939
Diplotoxa neozelandica Harrison, 1959
Diplotoxa orbitalis Malloch, 1931
Diplotoxa similis Spencer, 1977
Diplotoxa stephani Spencer, 1977
Diplotoxa stepheni Spencer, 1977
Melanum neozelandicum Malloch, 1931
Melanum puncticollis Zetterstedt, 1848
Parectecephala eucera Loew, 1863
Thaumatomyia bistriata Walker, 1849
Thaumatomyia glabra Meigen, 1830Chloropid Fly


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