''Chalarus'' is a genus of

flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

belonging to the family

Pipunculidae Pipunculidae is a family of flies (Diptera) commonly termed big-headed flies, a reference to the large (holoptic) eyes, which cover nearly the entire head. The family is found worldwide and more than 1300 species have been described. The larvae ...

. The genus has

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...

Species

*'' Chalarus absonus'' Rafael, 1990 *'' Chalarus amazonensis'' Rafael, 1988 *'' Chalarus angustifrons'' Morakote, 1990 *'' Chalarus argenteus'' Coe, 1966 *'' Chalarus basalis'' Loew, 1873 *'' Chalarus beijingensis'' Yang & Xu, 1998 *''

Chalarus brevicaudis ''Chalarus brevicaudis'' is a species of fly in the family Pipunculidae. Distribution Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–Eng ...

'' Jervis, 1992 *'' Chalarus chilensis'' Collin, 1931 *'' Chalarus clarus'' Jervis, 1992 *'' Chalarus connexus'' Rafael, 1988 *'' Chalarus decorus'' Jervis, 1992 *'' Chalarus delicatus'' Rafael, 1990 *'' Chalarus elegantulus'' Jervis, 1992 *'' Chalarus exiguus'' ( Haliday, 1833) *'' Chalarus fimbriatus'' Coe, 1966 *'' Chalarus flosculus'' Morakote, 1990 *''

Chalarus griseus ''Chalarus griseus'' is a species of fly in the family Pipunculidae. Distribution Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history ...

'' Coe, 1966 *''

Chalarus gynocephalus ''Chalarus gynocephalus'' is a species of fly in the family Pipunculidae. Distribution Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its his ...

'' Jervis, 1992 *'' Chalarus holosericeus'' ( Meigen, 1824) *'' Chalarus immanus'' Kehlmaier, 2008 *'' Chalarus indistinctus'' Jervis, 1992 *'' Chalarus irwini'' Skevington & Kehlmaier, 2008 *'' Chalarus juliae'' Jervis, 1992 *'' Chalarus latifrons'' Hardy, 1943 *'' Chalarus lenkoi'' Rafael, 1990 *'' Chalarus leticiae'' Kehlmaier, 2003 *''

Chalarus longicaudis ''Chalarus longicaudis'' is a species of fly in the family Pipunculidae. Distribution Belgium, France, Sweden, Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an ...

'' Jervis, 1992 *'' Chalarus magnalus'' Morakote, 1990 *'' Chalarus marki'' Kehlmaier, 2008 *'' Chalarus orientalis'' Jervis, 1985 *'' Chalarus parmenteri'' Coe, 1966 *'' Chalarus perplexus'' Jervis, 1992 *'' Chalarus polychaetus'' Huo & Yang, 2011 *'' Chalarus proprius'' Jervis, 1992 *'' Chalarus pughi'' Coe, 1966 *'' Chalarus rectifrons'' Morakote, 1990 *'' Chalarus saxonicus'' Kehlmaier, 2008 *''

Chalarus spurius ''Cephalops spurius'' is a species of fly in the family Pipunculidae. It is found in the Palearctic.Coe, R.L. (1966) Pipunculidae.''Handbook for the Identification of British Insects'', Vol. X (Part 2c): 1-83; Royal Entomological Society Londonpd ...

'' ( Fallén, 1816) *'' Chalarus trilineatus'' Jervis, 1985 *'' Chalarus triramosus'' Rafael, 1990 *'' Chalarus unilacertus'' Morakote, 1990 *''

Chalarus velutinus ''Chalarus'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Pipunculidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species *'' Chalarus absonus'' Rafael, 1990 *'' Chalarus amazonensis'' Rafael, 1988 *'' Chalarus angustifrons'' Morakote, 1990 *'' C ...

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Cresson ''Cresson'' is the French word for ''watercress''. It may refer to: ; Places * Battle of Cresson, a small battle fought on May 1, 1187, in what now is Israel, near Nazareth * Cresson, Pennsylvania, a United States borough * Cressona, Pennsylvania, ...

, 1911) *'' Chalarus xanthopodus'' Rafael, 1990 *'' Chalarus zanganus'' Yang & Xu, 1987 *'' Chalarus zlobini'' Kuznetzov, 1990 *'' Chalarus zyginae'' Jervis, 1992

References

Pipunculidae Brachycera genera Diptera of Europe Diptera of Asia Diptera of North America Diptera of South America Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Pipunculidae-stub