Family Chloropidae

Many Fabricius types are in either poor condition or even lost. Please contact the Diptera Curator for further information on the condition of the types for individual species. The Wiedemann material listed here is not in every case type material.

Current Family Genus (orig. comb.) Species Author Citation new combination/synonym of
Chloropidae Chlorops confusus Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 597 Thaumatomyia
Chloropidae Chlorops extraneus Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 596 none
Chloropidae Musca lineata Fabricius 1781: Sp.Ins.II: 453 Chlorops pumilionis (Bjerkander, 1778)
Chloropidae Musca minuta Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 353 Meromyza saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1761)
Chloropidae Musca planifrons Fabricius 1798: Ent. Syst. Suppl.: 565 Platycephala
Chloropidae Chlorops pleuriticus Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 596 ?
Chloropidae Eristalis rufipes Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 245 Capnoptera scutata (Rossi, 1790)
Chloropidae Musca strigula Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 334 Chlorops
Chloropidae Chlorops striolatus Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 597 Siphunculina
Chloropidae Musca umbraculata Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 348 Platycephala

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