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Chloropidae
Chlorops sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
(unranked): Eremoneura
(unranked): Cyclorrhapha
Section: Schizophora
Subsection: Acalyptratae
Superfamily: Carnoidea
Family: Chloropidae
Rondani, 1856
Subfamilies
  • Chloropinae
  • Oscinellinae
  • Rhodesiellinae
  • Siphonellopsinae
Diversity
More than 160 genera
Synonyms
  • Mindidae

The Chloropidae are a family of flies commonly known as frit flies or grass flies.[1] About 2000 described species are in over 160 genera distributed worldwide. These are usually very small flies, yellow or black and appearing shiny due to the virtual absence of any hairs. The majority of the larvae are phytophagous, mainly on grasses, and can be major pests of cereals. However, parasitic and predatory species are known. A few species are kleptoparasites. Some species in the genera Hippelates and Siphunculina (S. funicola being quite well known in Asia) are called eye gnats or eye flies for their habit of being attracted to eyes. They feed on lachrymal secretions and other body fluids of various animals, including humans, and are of medical significance.[2][3]

There are scant records of chloropids from amber deposits, mostly from the Eocene and Oligocene periods although some material may suggest the family dates back to the Cretaceous or earlier.

  1. ^ Richards, O. W.; Davies, R.G. (1977). Imms' General Textbook of Entomology: Volume 1: Structure, Physiology and Development Volume 2: Classification and Biology. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 0-412-61390-5.
  2. ^ Robert Matheson (2008) Medical Entomology. Read Books. ISBN 1-4437-2540-4
  3. ^ Uruyakorn Chansang, Mir S. Mulla (2008) Field Evaluation of Repellents and Insecticidal Aerosol Compositions for Repelling and Control of Siphunculina funicola (Diptera: Chloropidae) on Aggregation Sites in Thailand. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 24(2):299-307

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Chloropidae

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The Chloropidae are a family of flies commonly known as frit flies or grass flies. About 2000 described species are in over 160 genera distributed worldwide...

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List of Chloropidae genera

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The fly family Chloropidae contains over 160 described genera. These include: Afrocelyphus Apallates Aphanotrigonum Apotropina Arcuator Assuania Biorbitella...

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Epichlorops

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Epichlorops is a genus of grass flies in the family Chloropidae. There are at least 5 described species in Epichlorops. Epichlorops elongatus Wheeler...

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Fly

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ground, a few are known to fly at heights and a few like Oscinella (Chloropidae) are known to be dispersed by winds at altitudes of up to 2000 ft and...

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Elachiptera

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Elachiptera is a genus of frit flies in the family Chloropidae. There are about 18 described species in Elachiptera. Elachiptera angusta Sabrosky, 1948...

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Thaumatomyia glabra

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Thaumatomyia glabra is a species of grass fly in the family Chloropidae. "Thaumatomyia glabra Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2 February...

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Calamoncosis

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Calamoncosis is a genus of frit flies in the family Chloropidae. "Calamoncosis Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2 February 2018. "Calamoncosis...

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Oscinella frit

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Oscinella frit is a European species of fly and member of the family Chloropidae. Oscinella frit is an agricultural pest causing damage to crops by boring...

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Thaumatomyia annulata

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Thaumatomyia annulata is a species of grass fly in the family Chloropidae. "Thaumatomyia annulata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...

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Meromyza pratorum

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Meromyza pratorum is a species of fly in the family Chloropidae, the grass flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larva feeds on Poaceae such as Calamagrostis...

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Rhopalopterum

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Rhopalopterum is a genus of frit flies in the family Chloropidae. There are about 10 described species in Rhopalopterum. Rhopalopterum atriceps (Loew...

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Hippelates plebejus

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Hippelates plebejus is a species of frit fly in the family Chloropidae. "Hippelates plebejus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...

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Black fly

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Australimyzidae Braulidae (bee lice) Canacidae (beach flies) Carnidae Chloropidae (frit flies) Inbiomyiidae Milichiidae (freeloader flies) Lonchaeoidea...

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Elachiptera angusta

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Elachiptera angusta is a species of frit fly in the family Chloropidae. "Elachiptera angusta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...

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Liohippelates

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Liohippelates is a genus of eye gnats in the family Chloropidae. There are about 11 described species in Liohippelates. Liohippelates apicatus (Malloch...

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Hippelates proboscideus

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Hippelates proboscideus is a species of frit fly in the family Chloropidae. "Hippelates proboscideus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System...

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Pseudogaurax anchora

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Pseudogaurax anchora is a species of frit fly in the family Chloropidae. "Pseudogaurax anchora Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...

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Parectecephala

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Parectecephala is a genus of grass flies in the family Chloropidae. There are about 6 described species in Parectecephala. Parectecephala aristalis (Coquillett...

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Homaluroides

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Homaluroides is a genus of grass flies in the family Chloropidae. There are about 9 described species in Homaluroides. Homaluroides abdominalis (Coquillett...

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Curtis Williams Sabrosky

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was an American entomologist. He specialized in Diptera, especially Chloropidae. Sabrosky worked at the Systematic Entomology Laboratory of United States...

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Gaurax dorsalis

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Gaurax dorsalis is a species of frit fly in the family Chloropidae. "Gaurax dorsalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24...

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Malloewia abdominalis

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Malloewia abdominalis is a species of frit fly in the family Chloropidae. "Malloewia abdominalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...

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Diplotoxa versicolor

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Diplotoxa versicolor is a species of grass fly in the family Chloropidae. "Diplotoxa versicolor Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...

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Thaumatomyia pulla

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Thaumatomyia pulla is a species of grass fly in the family Chloropidae. "Thaumatomyia pulla Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...

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Elachiptera nigriceps

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Elachiptera nigriceps is a species of frit fly in the family Chloropidae. "Elachiptera nigriceps Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...

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Stenoscinis longipes

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Stenoscinis longipes is a species of frit fly in the family Chloropidae. "Stenoscinis longipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...

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Tricimba lineella

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Tricimba lineella is a species of frit fly in the family Chloropidae. It is found in Europe. "Tricimba lineella Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information...

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Hoverfly

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Australimyzidae Braulidae (bee lice) Canacidae (beach flies) Carnidae Chloropidae (frit flies) Inbiomyiidae Milichiidae (freeloader flies) Lonchaeoidea...

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Thaumatomyia notata

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a species of 'fruit flies' or 'grass flies' belonging to the family Chloropidae subfamily Chloropinae. This species is present in most of Europe, in...

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