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Chloropinae
Ectecephala albistylum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chloropidae
Subfamily:	Chloropinae Rondani, 1856

Chloropinae is a subfamily of grass flies in the family Chloropidae.

Grass flies, Chloropinae

Grass flies, Chloropinae

Genera

These 76 genera belong to the subfamily Chloropinae:

• Anathracophaga
• Anthracophagella Anderson, 1977 ^{c g}
• Aragara Walker, 1860 ^{c g}
• Archimeromyza Deeming, 1981 ^{c g}
• Assuania Becker, 1903 ^{c g}
• Bathyparia Lamb, 1917 ^{c g}
• Bothynocerus Paganelli, 2002
• Bricelochlorops Paganelli 2002 ^g
• Camarota Meigen, 1830 ^{c g}
• Capnoptera Loew, 1866 ^{c g}
• Centorisoma Becker, 1910 ^{c g}
• Cerais Wulp, 1881 ^{c g}
• Cetema Hendel, 1907 ^{i c g b}
• Chloromerus Becker, 1911 ^{c g}
• Chloropella Malloch, 1925 ^{c g}
• Chlorops Meigen, 1803 ^{i g b}
• Chloropsina Becker, 1911 ^{i c g}
• Chromatopterum Becker, 1910 ^{c g}
• Collessimyia Spencer, 1986 ^{c g}
• Coniochlorops Duda, 1934 ^{c g}
• Cordylosomides Strand, 1928 ^{c g}
• Coroichlorops Paganelli, 2002 ^g
• Cryptonevra Lioy, 1864 ^{c g}
• Desertochlorops Narchuk, 1966 ^{c g}
• Diplotoxa Loew, 1863 ^{i c g b}
• Dudeurina Ismay, 1995
• Ectecephala Macquart, 1851 ^{i c g b}
• Ectecephalina Paganelli, 2002
• Elachiptereicus Becker, 1909 ^{c g}
• Elliponeura Loew, 1869 ^{i c g}
• Ensiferella Andersson, 1977 ^{c g}
• Epichlorops Becker, 1910 ^{i c g b}
• Eurina Meigen, 1830 ^{c g}
• Eutropha Loew, 1855 ^{c g}
• Homalura Meigen, 1826 ^{c g}
• Homaluroides Sabrosky, 1980 ^{i c g b}
• Homops Speiser, 1923 ^{c g}
• Ischnochlorops Paganelli, 2002 ^g
• Lagaroceras Becker, 1903 ^{c g}
• Lasiosina Becker, 1910 ^{i c g b}
• Lieparella Spencer, 1986 ^{c g}
• Luzonia Frey, 1923
• Melanum Becker, 1910 ^{c g}
• Mepachymerus (Steleocerellus) ^{c g}
• Merochlorops Hewlett, 1909 ^{c g}
• Meromyza Meigen, 1830 ^{i c g b}
• Meromyzella Andersson, 1977 ^{c g}
• Metopostigma Becker, 1903 ^{c g}
• Neodiplotoxa Malloch, 1914 ^{i c g b}
• Neohaplegis Beschovski, 1981a
• Neoloxotaenia Sabrosky ^{i c g}
• Pachylophus Loew, 1858 ^{c g}
• Paracamarota Cherian, 1991 ^{c g}
• Paraeurina Duda, 1933 ^{c g}
• Parectecephala Becker, 1910 ^{i c g b}
• Pemphigonotus Lamb, 1917 ^{c g}
• Phyladelphus Becker, 1910 ^{c g}
• Platycephala Fallén, 1820 ^g
• Platycephalisca Nartshuk, 1959 ^{c g}
• Pseudochromatopterum Deeming, 1981 ^{c g}
• Pseudopachychaeta Strobl, 1902 ^{i c g b}
• Pseudothaumatomyia Narchuk, 1963 ^{c g}
• Psilochlorops Duda, 1930 ^{c g}
• Sagarocerus Paganelli, 2002
• Semaranga Becker ^{i c g}
• Sineurina Yang & Yang, 1992
• Siphlus Loew, 1858 ^{c g}
• Steleocerellus Frey, 1961 ^{c g}
• Stenophthalmus Becker, 1903 ^{c g}
• Terusa Kanmiya, 1983 ^c
• Thaumatomyia Zenker, 1833 ^{i c g b}
• Thressa Walker, 1860 ^{c g}
• Trichieurina Duda ^{c g}
• Trigonomma Enderlein, 1911 ^{i c g}
• Urubambina Paganelli, 2002
• Xena Nartshuk, 1964 ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.

• Curran, Charles Howard; Alexander, Charles P. (1934). The families and genera of North American Diptera. C.H. Curran. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6825.
• Majka, C. (2009). "Thomas L. Casey and Rhode Island". ZooKeys (22): 267–283. Bibcode:2009ZooK...22..267M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.22.93.
• McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0-660-12125-3.
• Pape, T.; Evenhuis, N.L. "Systema Dipterorum". Retrieved 4 August 2025.

External links

• "Diptera.info". Retrieved 20 May 2018.
• Media related to Chloropinae at Wikimedia Commons