Elachiptera Explained

Elachiptera is a genus of frit flies in the family Chloropidae. There are about 18 described species in Elachiptera.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Elachiptera angusta Sabrosky, 1948
• Elachiptera angustifrons Sabrosky, 1948
• Elachiptera angustistylum Sabrosky, 1948
• Elachiptera californica Sabrosky, 1948
• Elachiptera costata (Loew, 1863)
• Elachiptera decipiens (Loew, 1863)
• Elachiptera erythropleura Sabrosky, 1948
• Elachiptera flaviceps Sabrosky, 1948
• Elachiptera formosa (Loew, 1863)
• Elachiptera knowltoni Sabrosky, 1948
• Elachiptera longiventris (Johannsen, 1924)
• Elachiptera nigriceps (Loew, 1863)
• Elachiptera pechumani Sabrosky, 1948
• Elachiptera penita (Adams, 1908)
• Elachiptera punctulata Becker, 1912
• Elachiptera tau Sabrosky, 1948
• Elachiptera vittata Sabrosky, 1948
• Elachiptera willistoni Sabrosky, 1948

Further reading

• Book: Ross H. Arnett. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.

External links

• Diptera.info

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elachiptera Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-02.
2. Web site: Elachiptera Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-02.