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Checklist for Family Diopsidae Billberg, 1820 (Stalk-eyed flies)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
1210
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
76
925
2782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
566
1127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
52
475
879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
39
245
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
2
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiopsidae
Billberg, 1820
Stalk-eyed flies, Stalk-eyed fly
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
5 Genera with 9 Species
Centrioncus Speiser, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Diopsina Curran, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Diopsis Linnaeus, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Sphyracephala Say, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Teloglabrus Feijen, 19834SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
9 Species
Centrioncus prodiopsis Speiser, 1910
Diopsina nitida Adams, 1903
Diopsis apicalis (Dalman, 1817)⇒ Diopsis indica Westwood, 1837
Diopsis basalis Brunetti, 1926
Sphyracephala munroi Curran, 1928
Teloglabrus australis Feijen, 1983
Teloglabrus curvipes Feijen, 1983
Teloglabrus londti Feijen, 1983
Teloglabrus tsitsikamensis Feijen, 1983

Subnodes of Diopsidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyCentrioncinae
Hennig, 1965
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiopsinae
Billberg, 1820
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Diopsidae at gbif.org
Diopsidae at irmng.org
Diopsidae at itis.gov