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Checklist for Subfamily Chloropinae Rondani, 1856 (Grass Flies)
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
151
4728
39323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
106
3569
27902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
78
2562
17549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
72
2210
14558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
56
891
7106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
9
127
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
85
528
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
19
198
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
19 Genera with 198 Species
Centorisoma Becker, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cetema Hendel, 18637SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 198484SpeciesTaxom
Chloropsina Becker, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Diplotoxa Loew, 18638SpeciesTaxom
Ectecephala Macquart, 18637SpeciesTaxom
Elliponeura Loew, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Epichlorops Becker, 199411SpeciesTaxom
Homaluroides Sabrosky, 193013SpeciesTaxom
Lasiosina Becker, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Melanum Becker, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 027SpeciesTaxom
Neodiplotoxa Malloch, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Neoloxotaenia Sabrosky, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 18636SpeciesTaxom
Semaranga Becker, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 184816SpeciesTaxom
Trigonomma Enderlein, 18672SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
198 Species
Centorisoma elegantulum Becker, 1910
Cetema (Cetema) elongatum Meigen, 1830
Cetema hypocera (Becker, 1912)⇒ Cetema subvittata Loew, 1863
Cetema nigripalpis Savage, 1990
Cetema procera Loew, 1872
Cetema procerum Loew, 1872
Cetema subvittata Loew, 1863
Cetema subvittatum Loew, 1863
Chlorops (Chlorops) pumilionis Bjerkander, 1778Barley Gout Fly
Chlorops abdominalis (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Homaluroides abdominalis Coquillett, 1895
Chlorops adamsi Sabrosky, 1935
Chlorops alternata (Loew, 1872)⇒ Diplotoxa alternata Loew, 1872
Chlorops appropinqua (Adams, 1903)⇒ Thaumatomyia appropinqua Buysson, 1897
Chlorops aristalis (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Parectecephala aristalis Coquillett, 1898
Chlorops atra (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Fiebrigella palposa Fallen, 1820
Chlorops brunnipennis Becker, 1912
Chlorops certima (Adams, 1904)⇒ Chlorops certimus Adams, 1904
Chlorops certimus Adams, 1904
Chlorops cinerapennis Adams, 1903
Chlorops confluens (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplotoxa inclinata Becker, 1912
Chlorops constricta (Becker, 1912)⇒ Chlorops constrictus Becker, 1912
Chlorops constrictus Becker, 1912
Chlorops crocota (Loew, 1863)⇒ Chlorops crocotus Loew, 1863
Chlorops crocotus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops declinata Becker, 1912
Chlorops egregia (Becker, 1912)⇒ Chlorops egregius Becker, 1912
Chlorops egregius Becker, 1912
Chlorops eucera (Loew, 1863)⇒ Parectecephala eucera Loew, 1863
Chlorops fossae (Becker, 1912)⇒ Homaluroides ingratus Williston, 1893
Chlorops genarum Becker, 1912
Chlorops graminea (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Homaluroides gramineus Coquillett, 1898
Chlorops grata (Loew, 1863)⇒ Thaumatomyia grata Loew, 1863
Chlorops horrida (Becker, 1912)⇒ Homaluroides pilosulus Becker, 1912
Chlorops horridus (Becker, 1910)⇒ Chlorops dasycerus Loew, 1866
Chlorops integra
Chlorops laevis Becker, 1912
Chlorops languida (Becker, 1912)⇒ Chlorops languidus Becker, 1912
Chlorops languidus Becker, 1912
Chlorops lasciva (Adams, 1904)⇒ Chlorops lascivus Adams, 1904
Chlorops lascivus Adams, 1904
Chlorops liturata (Adams, 1903)⇒ Chlorops lituratus Adams, 1903
Chlorops maculosa (Loew, 1872)⇒ Chlorops yungas Sabrosky & P..., 1984
Chlorops melanocera (Loew, 1863)⇒ Chlorops melanocerus Loew, 1863
Chlorops melanocerus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops mellea (Loew, 1872)⇒ Homaluroides melleus Loew, 1872
Chlorops microcera (Loew, 1872)⇒ Lasiosina approximatonervis Zetterstedt, 1848
Chlorops nigra Meigen, 1830
Chlorops nigricans (Loew, 1872)⇒ Neodiplotoxa nigricans Loew, 1872
Chlorops nitidissima (Waltl, 1837)⇒ Oscinella nitidissima Meigen, 1838
Chlorops nubilipalpis Malloch, 1931
Chlorops oblita (Becker, 1912)⇒ Chlorops oblitus Becker, 1912
Chlorops oblitus Becker, 1912
Chlorops obscuricornis Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops palpalis Adams, 1903
Chlorops perflava (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chlorops perflavus Walker, 1849
Chlorops perflavus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Chlorops producta (Loew, 1863)⇒ Chlorops productus Loew, 1863
Chlorops productus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops proximus Say, 1830Prickly scorpion's-tail
Chlorops pubescens Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops pulchripes (Loew, 1872)⇒ Neodiplotoxa pulchripes Loew, 1872
Chlorops pullipes (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Thaumatomyia pullipes Coquillett, 1898
Chlorops quinquepunctata (Loew, 1863)⇒ Homaluroides quinquepunctatus Loew, 1863
Chlorops rectinervis Becker, 1912
Chlorops rubicunda (Adams, 1903)⇒ Chlorops rubicundus Adams, 1903
Chlorops rubicundus Adams, 1903
Chlorops rubida (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Thaumatomyia rubida Coquillett, 1898
Chlorops rubrivittata (Adams, 1904)⇒ Chlorops rubrivittatus Adams, 1904
Chlorops rubrivittatus Adams, 1904
Chlorops rufescens Coquillett, 1910
Chlorops ruginosa (Becker, 1912)⇒ Chlorops ruginosus Becker, 1912
Chlorops ruginosus Becker, 1912
Chlorops sabulona Becker, 1912
Chlorops sahlbergii Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops scabra (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Epichlorops scaber Coquillett, 1898
Chlorops seminiger Becker, 1912
Chlorops seminigra Becker, 1912
Chlorops sordidella (Becker, 1912)⇒ Chlorops sordidellus Becker, 1912
Chlorops sordidellus Becker, 1912
Chlorops stigmata (Becker, 1912)⇒ Chlorops stigmatus Becker, 1912
Chlorops stigmaticalis Becker, 1912
Chlorops stigmatus Becker, 1912
Chlorops subniger Coquillett, 1910
Chlorops subnigra (Coquillett, 1910)⇒ Chlorops subniger Coquillett, 1910
Chlorops sulphurea (Loew, 1863)⇒ Chlorops sulphureus Loew, 1863
Chlorops sulphureus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops tarsalis Becker, 1912
Chlorops testacea (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Chlorops testaceus Macquart, 1851
Chlorops unicolor (Loew, 1863)⇒ Ectecephala unicolor Loew, 1863
Chlorops unicornis Giglio-Tos, 1893
Chlorops variceps (Loew, 1863)⇒ Thaumatomyia annulata Walker, 1849
Chlorops yungas Sabrosky & P..., 1984
Chloropsina citrivora Sabrosky, 1976Chloropid fly
Chloropsina mallochi Sabrosky, 1955
Diplotoxa alternata Loew, 1872
Diplotoxa diplotoxoides Becker, 1912
Diplotoxa inclinata Becker, 1912
Diplotoxa messoria Fallen, 1820
Diplotoxa nigripes Coquillett, 1910
Diplotoxa recurva Adams, 1903
Diplotoxa unicolor Becker, 1912
Diplotoxa versicolor Loew, 1863
Ectecephala albistylum Macquart, 1851Melon
Ectecephala capillata Coquillett, 1904
Ectecephala laticornis Coquillett, 1910
Ectecephala obscura Schiner, 1868
Ectecephala sulcata Sabrosky, 1941
Ectecephala sulcifrons Coquillett, 1910
Ectecephala unicolor Loew, 1863
Elliponeura debilis Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Elliponeura diplotoxoides (Becker, 1912)⇒ Diplotoxa diplotoxoides Becker, 1912
Epichlorops aquilonius Wheeler, 1994
Epichlorops californicus Wheeler, 1994
Epichlorops ectyphus Wheeler, 1994
Epichlorops elongatus Wheeler, 1994
Epichlorops exilis Coquillett, 1898
Epichlorops glaphyrus Wheeler, 1994
Epichlorops mexicanus Wheeler, 1994
Epichlorops puncticollis Zetterstedt, 1848
Epichlorops scaber Coquillett, 1898
Epichlorops scabra Coquillett, 1898
Epichlorops stenostylus Wheeler, 1994
Homaluroides abdominalis Coquillett, 1895
Homaluroides distichliae Malloch, 1918
Homaluroides graminea Coquillett, 1898
Homaluroides gramineus Coquillett, 1898
Homaluroides ingratus Williston, 1893
Homaluroides mellea Loew, 1872
Homaluroides melleus Loew, 1872
Homaluroides mexicanus Duda, 1930
Homaluroides pilosulus Becker, 1912
Homaluroides quinquepunctata Loew, 1863
Homaluroides quinquepunctatus Loew, 1863
Homaluroides surda Curran, 1930
Homaluroides surdus Curran, 1930
Lasiosina approximatonervis Zetterstedt, 1848
Lasiosina canadensis Aldrich, 1918
Lasiosina similis Malloch, 1913
Lasiosina vittata Malloch, 1913
Melanum puncticollis Zetterstedt, 1848
Meromyza (Meromyza) nigriventris (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Meromyza saltatrix Linnaeus, 1761
Meromyza (Meromyza) ornata Wiedemann, 1817
Meromyza (Meromyza) pratorum Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Meromyza (Meromyza) saltatrix Linnaeus, 1761Barley stem maggot
Meromyza affinis Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza americana Fitch, 1856Greater wheat stem maggot
Meromyza arizonica Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza bipunctata Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza canadensis Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza columbi Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza communis Fedoseeva, 1971Chloropid fly
Meromyza flavipalpis (Malloch, 1914)⇒ Meromyza americana Fitch, 1856
Meromyza frontosa Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza laurelae Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza marginata (Becker, 1912)⇒ Meromyza saltatrix Linnaeus, 1761
Meromyza modesta Fedoseeva, 1978
Meromyza mutabilis Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza opacula Fedoseeva, 1978
Meromyza pilosa Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza punctifer (Becker, 1912)⇒ Meromyza saltatrix Linnaeus, 1761
Meromyza rara Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza sabroskyi Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza sororcula (Fedoseeva, 1962)⇒ Meromyza ornata Wiedemann, 1817
Meromyza transbaicalica Fedoseeva, 1967
Meromyza truncata Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza vladimirovae Fedoseeva, 1978
Meromyza zara
Neodiplotoxa mexicana Duda, 1930
Neodiplotoxa nigricans Loew, 1872
Neodiplotoxa pulchripes Loew, 1872
Neoloxotaenia gracilis Meijere, 1908Chloropid fly
Pachylophus frontalis Loew, 1858
Pachylophus varipes Adams, 1905
Parectecephala aristalis Coquillett, 1898
Parectecephala dissimilis Malloch, 1914
Parectecephala eucera Loew, 1863
Parectecephala maculiceps Becker, 1912
Parectecephala maculosa Loew, 1872
Parectecephala sanguinolenta Loew, 1863
Semaranga dorsocentralis Becker, 1911Fly
Thaumatomyia annulata Walker, 1849
Thaumatomyia apache Sabrosky, 1943Edible milkpea
Thaumatomyia appropinqua Buysson, 1897
Thaumatomyia bistriata Walker, 1849
Thaumatomyia glabra Meigen, 1830Chloropid Fly
Thaumatomyia grata Loew, 1863
Thaumatomyia nigrescens Duda, 1930
Thaumatomyia nigriscens Duda, 1930
Thaumatomyia obtusa Malloch, 1914
Thaumatomyia parviceps Malloch, 1915
Thaumatomyia pulla Adams, 1904
Thaumatomyia pullipes Coquillett, 1898
Thaumatomyia rubida Coquillett, 1898
Thaumatomyia rubrivittata Sabrosky, 1943Edible milkpea
Thaumatomyia sulfurifrons Duda, 1930
Thaumatomyia trifasciata Zetterstedt, 1848
Trigonomma fossulata Loew, 1863
Trigonomma fossulatum de Saussure, 1867


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