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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
775
14516
48948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
773
14509
48939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
728
14308
48425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
449
11411
41055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
117
2195
9542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
89
1723
6245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
63
1187
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
59
995
3090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
46
447
1663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
7
65
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
46
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
10
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern South America
10 Genera with 20 Species
Chlorops Meigen, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Diplotoxa Loew, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Ectecephala Macquart, 18685SpeciesTaxom
Elliponeura Loew, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Homaluroides Sabrosky, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Neodiplotoxa Malloch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 19306SpeciesTaxom
Trigonomma Enderlein, 19181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
20 Species
Chlorops cuneata Becker, 1912
Chlorops yungas Sabrosky & P..., 1984
Diplotoxa glabricollis Thomson, 1869
Diplotoxa loma Wheeler & Fo..., 2003
Ectecephala argentina Malloch, 1934
Ectecephala boliviensis Becker, 1912
Ectecephala confluens Becker, 1916
Ectecephala obscura Schiner, 1868
Ectecephala transatlantica Schiner, 1868
Homaluroides distinctus Becker, 1912
Homaluroides mendozae Malloch, 1934
Homaluroides stenrothi Frey, 1918
Neodiplotoxa albiseta Becker, 1912
Thaumatomyia apache Sabrosky, 1943Edible milkpea
Thaumatomyia gemina Becker, 1912
Thaumatomyia glabra Meigen, 1830Chloropid Fly
Thaumatomyia glabrina Becker, 1912
Thaumatomyia megacera Becker, 1912
Thaumatomyia rufithorax Duda, 1930
Trigonomma cinereomicans Frey, 1918


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