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Checklist for Subfamily Chloropinae Rondani, 1856 (Grass Flies)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
655
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
44
445
1025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
40
384
858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
28
221
476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
2
29
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies
26
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloropinae
Rondani, 1856
Grass Flies
4
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
4 Genera with 15 Species
Chlorops Meigen, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Chloropsina Becker, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 190511SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
15 Species
Chlorops cavicola Malloch, 1931
Chlorops hirtifrons Loew, 1860
Chloropsina nitens Lamb, 1917
Pachylophus beckeri Curran, 1928
Pachylophus femoratus Johnson, 1898
Pachylophus flavipes Lamb, 1917
Pachylophus fossulatus Adams, 1905
Pachylophus frontalis Loew, 1858
Pachylophus halteratus Becker, 1910
Pachylophus inornatus Loew, 1860
Pachylophus ismayi Deeming, 2018
Pachylophus proximus Adams, 1905
Pachylophus splendidus Adams, 1905
Pachylophus varipes Adams, 1905
Parectecephala trimaculata Adams, 1905


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