Chloropidae

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

iAcalyptratae

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Suborder:	Brachycera
Superfamily:	Carnoidea
Family:	Chloropidae

Diversity

more than 160 genera

Genera

see text.

Chloropidae is a family of flies commonly known as frit flies or grass flies. There are approximately 2000 described species 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.

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

1 Family Characteristics
2 Species Lists
3 Literature
4 Image Gallery
5 External Links
6 References

[edit] Family Characteristics

See [1]

[edit] Species Lists

Nearctic

Japan

[edit] Literature

Identification

Andersson, H., 1977 Taxonomic and phylogenetic studies on Chloropidae (Diptera) with species reference to Old World genera. Entom. Scand. Suppl. 8: 1-200 Keys most Old World genera.

Becker, T., 1910 Chloropidae. Eine monographische Studie. Archivum Zoologicum Budapest 1:23-174 Keys genera and species of world fauna.