Chlorops pumilionis (Bjerkander, 1778)
(Barley Gout Fly)

Interactions where Chlorops pumilionis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva causes gall of tiller POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Chloropidae/Chlorops pumilionis/Chlorops pumilionisbarley gout flylarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchtiller
larva larva causes gall of flower stalk Hordeum barleys Poales: Poaceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Chloropidae/Chlorops pumilionis/Chlorops pumilionisbarley gout flylarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Hordeum/Hordeumbarleysflower stalk
larva larva causes gall of flower stalk [Agropyron] couch grasses Poales: Poaceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Chloropidae/Chlorops pumilionis/Chlorops pumilionisbarley gout flylarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agropyron/Agropyroncouch grassesflower stalk

Author & YearTitleSource
Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992Plant GallsNaturalists’ Handbooks, No 17, 99pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Chlorops pumilionis (Barley Gout Fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Chlorops pumilionis (Barley Gout Fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChlorops pumilionis (Barley Gout Fly)
GenusChlorops (a genus of chloropid flies)
FamilyCHLOROPIDAE (chloropid flies)
SuperfamilyCARNOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chlorops pumilionis (Barley Gout Fly)

Chlorops pumilionis (Barley Gout Fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chlorops pumilionis (Barley Gout Fly):

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