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Checklist for Subfamily Chloropinae Rondani, 1856 (Grass Flies)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
968
2414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
793
1962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
47
555
1162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
43
456
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
32
234
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
5
45
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
31
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
9
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
9 Genera with 20 Species
Chlorops Meigen, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Diplotoxa Loew, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Ectecephala Macquart, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Homaluroides Sabrosky, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Neodiplotoxa Malloch, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Trigonomma Enderlein, 18671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
20 Species
Chlorops brunnipennis Becker, 1912
Chlorops certimus Adams, 1904
Chlorops horridus (Becker, 1910)⇒ Chlorops dasycerus Loew, 1866
Diplotoxa alternata Loew, 1872
Diplotoxa diplotoxoides Becker, 1912
Diplotoxa inclinata Becker, 1912
Ectecephala albistylum Macquart, 1851Melon
Homaluroides melleus Loew, 1872
Homaluroides pilosulus Becker, 1912
Homaluroides quinquepunctatus Loew, 1863
Meromyza communis Fedoseeva, 1971Chloropid fly
Neodiplotoxa nigricans Loew, 1872
Neodiplotoxa pulchripes Loew, 1872
Parectecephala maculiceps Becker, 1912
Parectecephala maculosa Loew, 1872
Thaumatomyia annulata Walker, 1849
Thaumatomyia apache Sabrosky, 1943Edible milkpea
Thaumatomyia glabra Meigen, 1830Chloropid Fly
Thaumatomyia pulla Adams, 1904
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