Elachiptera brevipennis (Meigen, 1830)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Elachiptera brevipennis (Meigen, 1830)
- Name authority
- (Meigen, 1830)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Chloropidae
- Genus
- Elachiptera
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderDiptera
- familyChloropidae Rondani, 1856
- subfamilyOscinellinae
- tribeElachipterini Lioy, 1864 [1863]
- genusElachiptera Macquart, 1835
- speciesElachiptera brevipennis (Meigen, 1830)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Elachiptera. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Elachiptera assamensis Cherian, 1975 | ChloropidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachiptera austriaca Duda, 1932 | ChloropidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachiptera bimaculata (Loew, 1845) | ChloropidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachiptera edwardsi Sabrosky, 1951 | ChloropidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachiptera lerouxi (Séguy, 1938) | ChloropidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachiptera (Elachiptera) lividipennis Duda, 1934 | ChloropidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachiptera minima Kanmiya, 1983 | ChloropidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachiptera molybdaena Séguy, 1957 | ChloropidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachiptera nigromaculata Strobl, 1894 | ChloropidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachiptera octoseta Cherian, 1975 | ChloropidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachiptera rufifrons Duda, 1932 | ChloropidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachiptera straitfrons Péterfi, 1965 | ChloropidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chlorops brevipennis Meigen, 1830 Meigen, 1830 | synonym |
| Elachiptera hungarica Becker, 1910 Becker, 1910 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Meigen, J.W. (1830) Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten. Sechster Theil. Schulz, Hamm. xi + 401 + [3] pp. [after 1830.09.01].Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38WK9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.