''Elachiptera'' is a genus of frit flies in the family
Chloropidae
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. These are usually very small flies, yellow or black and appearing shiny due to the virtu ...
. There are about 18 described species in ''Elachiptera''.
Species
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Elachiptera angusta''
Sabrosky, 1948
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Elachiptera angustifrons''
Sabrosky, 1948
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Elachiptera angustistylum''
Sabrosky, 1948
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Elachiptera californica''
Sabrosky, 1948
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Elachiptera costata''
( Loew, 1863)
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Elachiptera decipiens''
( Loew, 1863)
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Elachiptera erythropleura''
Sabrosky, 1948
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Elachiptera flaviceps''
Sabrosky, 1948
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Elachiptera formosa''
( Loew, 1863)
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Elachiptera knowltoni''
Sabrosky, 1948
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Elachiptera longiventris''
(Johannsen, 1924)
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Elachiptera nigriceps''
( Loew, 1863)
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Elachiptera pechumani''
Sabrosky, 1948
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Elachiptera penita''
(Adams, 1908)
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Elachiptera punctulata''
Becker
Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany it can also derive from the ...
, 1912
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Elachiptera tau''
Sabrosky, 1948
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Elachiptera vittata''
Sabrosky, 1948
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Elachiptera willistoni''
Sabrosky, 1948
References
Further reading
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External links
Diptera.info
Oscinellinae
Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
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