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Checklist for Subfamily Chloropinae Rondani, 1856 (Grass Flies)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
429
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
316
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
36
276
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
27
142
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
3
38
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
33
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
8
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
8 Genera with 36 Species
Anthracophagella Andersson, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Camarota Meigen, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Chloropsina Becker, 198114SpeciesTaxom
Chromatopterum Becker, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptereicus Becker, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Lagaroceras Becker, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 190511SpeciesTaxom
Semaranga Becker, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
36 Species
Anthracophagella politzari Deeming, 1981
Camarota cylindrica Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina acuticornis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina affulgens Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina crassipalpis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina gugae Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina ilaroensis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina litoralis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina mambillaensis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina medleri Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina ochrifrons Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina punctifacialis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina sulcicornis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina sylvatica Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina tatabua Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina vesicata Deeming, 1981
Chromatopterum dimidiatum Deeming, 1981
Chromatopterum linguatum Seguy, 1957
Chromatopterum mirabilis Deeming, 1981
Elachiptereicus abessynicus Becker, 1913
Elachiptereicus angustigena Sabrosky, 1951
Lagaroceras annulatum Deeming, 1981
Lagaroceras distinctum Deeming, 1981
Lagaroceras nigroscutellatum Deeming, 1981
Pachylophus beckeri Curran, 1928
Pachylophus femoratus Johnson, 1898
Pachylophus flavipes Lamb, 1917
Pachylophus halteratus Becker, 1910
Pachylophus inornatus Loew, 1860
Pachylophus lugens Loew, 1860
Pachylophus minimus Becker, 1914
Pachylophus nigeriensis Deeming, 2018
Pachylophus obscurior Becker, 1916
Pachylophus proximus Adams, 1905
Pachylophus varipes Adams, 1905
Semaranga dorsocentralis Becker, 1911Fly


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