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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2457
13123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
96
1842
9744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
73
1232
5643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
69
1029
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
53
497
2274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
8
81
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
53
155
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
13
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
13 Genera with 67 Species
Cetema Hendel, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 191018SpeciesTaxom
Diplotoxa Loew, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Ectecephala Macquart, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Elliponeura Loew, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Epichlorops Becker, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Homaluroides Sabrosky, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Lasiosina Becker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Melanum Becker, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Meromyza Meigen, 020SpeciesTaxom
Neodiplotoxa Malloch, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 184810SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
67 Species
Cetema hypocera (Becker, 1912)⇒ Cetema subvittata Loew, 1863
Cetema subvittatum Loew, 1863
Chlorops certimus Adams, 1904
Chlorops crocotus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops egregius Becker, 1912
Chlorops genarum Becker, 1912
Chlorops laevis Becker, 1912
Chlorops melanocerus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops nitidissima (Waltl, 1837)⇒ Oscinella nitidissima Meigen, 1838
Chlorops oblitus Becker, 1912
Chlorops obscuricornis Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops perflavus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Chlorops productus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops rectinervis Becker, 1912
Chlorops sabulona Becker, 1912
Chlorops sahlbergii Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Chlorops sordidellus Becker, 1912
Chlorops stigmaticalis Becker, 1912
Chlorops stigmatus Becker, 1912
Chlorops subniger Coquillett, 1910
Diplotoxa diplotoxoides Becker, 1912
Diplotoxa messoria Fallen, 1820
Diplotoxa recurva Adams, 1903
Diplotoxa unicolor Becker, 1912
Diplotoxa versicolor Loew, 1863
Ectecephala laticornis Coquillett, 1910
Epichlorops californicus Wheeler, 1994
Epichlorops exilis Coquillett, 1898
Epichlorops glaphyrus Wheeler, 1994
Homaluroides distichliae Malloch, 1918
Homaluroides gramineus Coquillett, 1898
Homaluroides melleus Loew, 1872
Lasiosina similis Malloch, 1913
Melanum puncticollis Zetterstedt, 1848
Meromyza (Meromyza) nigriventris (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Meromyza saltatrix Linnaeus, 1761
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 bipunctata Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza columbi Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza communis Fedoseeva, 1971Chloropid fly
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 pilosa Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza rara Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza sabroskyi Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza transbaicalica Fedoseeva, 1967
Meromyza truncata Fedoseeva, 1971
Meromyza vladimirovae Fedoseeva, 1978
Meromyza zara
Neodiplotoxa pulchripes Loew, 1872
Parectecephala eucera Loew, 1863
Parectecephala maculosa Loew, 1872
Thaumatomyia annulata Walker, 1849
Thaumatomyia apache Sabrosky, 1943Edible milkpea
Thaumatomyia appropinqua Buysson, 1897
Thaumatomyia glabra Meigen, 1830Chloropid Fly
Thaumatomyia grata Loew, 1863
Thaumatomyia pulla Adams, 1904
Thaumatomyia pullipes Coquillett, 1898
Thaumatomyia rubida Coquillett, 1898
Thaumatomyia rubrivittata Sabrosky, 1943Edible milkpea
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