# Elachiptera

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{{Short description|Genus of flies}}
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| image = Elachiptera tuberculifera 03.JPG
| image_caption = ''Elachiptera tuberculifera''
| taxon = Elachiptera
| authority = [Macquart](/source/Pierre-Justin-Marie_Macquart), 1835
| synonyms = ''Ceratobarys'' <small>[Coquillett](/source/Daniel_William_Coquillett), 1898</small>
}}
'''''Elachiptera''''' is a genus of frit flies in the family [Chloropidae](/source/Chloropidae). There are about 18 described species in ''Elachiptera''.<ref name=bugref>{{cite web|url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/15513|title=''Elachiptera'' Genus Information|website=BugGuide.net|accessdate=2018-02-02}}</ref><ref name=itis>{{cite web|url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=147726|title=''Elachiptera'' Report|website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System|accessdate=2018-02-02}}</ref>

==Species==
*''[Elachiptera angusta](/source/Elachiptera_angusta)'' <small>[Sabrosky](/source/Curtis_Williams_Sabrosky), 1948</small>
*''[Elachiptera angustifrons](/source/Elachiptera_angustifrons)'' <small>[Sabrosky](/source/Curtis_Williams_Sabrosky), 1948</small>
*''[Elachiptera angustistylum](/source/Elachiptera_angustistylum)'' <small>[Sabrosky](/source/Curtis_Williams_Sabrosky), 1948</small>
*''[Elachiptera californica](/source/Elachiptera_californica)'' <small>[Sabrosky](/source/Curtis_Williams_Sabrosky), 1948</small>
*''[Elachiptera costata](/source/Elachiptera_costata)'' <small>([Loew](/source/Hermann_Loew), 1863)</small>
*''[Elachiptera decipiens](/source/Elachiptera_decipiens)'' <small>([Loew](/source/Hermann_Loew), 1863)</small>
*''[Elachiptera erythropleura](/source/Elachiptera_erythropleura)'' <small>[Sabrosky](/source/Curtis_Williams_Sabrosky), 1948</small>
*''[Elachiptera flaviceps](/source/Elachiptera_flaviceps)'' <small>[Sabrosky](/source/Curtis_Williams_Sabrosky), 1948</small>
*''[Elachiptera formosa](/source/Elachiptera_formosa)'' <small>([Loew](/source/Hermann_Loew), 1863)</small>
*''[Elachiptera knowltoni](/source/Elachiptera_knowltoni)'' <small>[Sabrosky](/source/Curtis_Williams_Sabrosky), 1948</small>
*''[Elachiptera longiventris](/source/Elachiptera_longiventris)'' <small>(Johannsen, 1924)</small>
*''[Elachiptera nigriceps](/source/Elachiptera_nigriceps)'' <small>([Loew](/source/Hermann_Loew), 1863)</small>
*''[Elachiptera pechumani](/source/Elachiptera_pechumani)'' <small>[Sabrosky](/source/Curtis_Williams_Sabrosky), 1948</small>
*''[Elachiptera penita](/source/Elachiptera_penita)'' <small>(Adams, 1908)</small>
*''[Elachiptera punctulata](/source/Elachiptera_punctulata)'' <small>[Becker](/source/Theodor_Becker), 1912</small>
*''[Elachiptera tau](/source/Elachiptera_tau)'' <small>[Sabrosky](/source/Curtis_Williams_Sabrosky), 1948</small>
*''[Elachiptera vittata](/source/Elachiptera_vittata)'' <small>[Sabrosky](/source/Curtis_Williams_Sabrosky), 1948</small>
*''[Elachiptera willistoni](/source/Elachiptera_willistoni)'' <small>[Sabrosky](/source/Curtis_Williams_Sabrosky), 1948</small>

==References==
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==Further reading==
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* {{Cite book| author = Ross H. Arnett| date   = 30 July 2000| title  = American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico| publisher = CRC Press| isbn     = 978-0-8493-0212-1}}
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==External links==
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* [https://diptera.info/ Diptera.info]
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Category:Oscinellinae
Category:Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart

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