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Checklist for Subfamily Chloropinae Rondani, 1856 (Grass Flies)
and region Northern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
375
2750
5100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
373
2748
5099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
353
2679
4966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
2271
4372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
575
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
59
416
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
45
337
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
41
274
479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
31
145
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
5
32
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
25
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
4
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Alberta
4 Genera with 11 Species
Diplotoxa Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Lasiosina Becker, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 18486SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Alberta
11 Species
Diplotoxa versicolor Loew, 1863
Lasiosina canadensis Aldrich, 1918
Meromyza (Meromyza) pratorum Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Meromyza columbi Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza communis Fedoseeva, 1971Chloropid fly
Thaumatomyia annulata Walker, 1849
Thaumatomyia bistriata Walker, 1849
Thaumatomyia glabra Meigen, 1830Chloropid Fly
Thaumatomyia grata Loew, 1863
Thaumatomyia pulla Adams, 1904
Thaumatomyia trifasciata Zetterstedt, 1848


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