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Checklist for Family Diopsidae Billberg, 1820 (Stalk-eyed flies)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
864
3837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
666
2828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
46
460
1882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
42
399
1625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
29
209
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
2
8
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiopsidae
Billberg, 1820
Stalk-eyed flies, Stalk-eyed fly
4
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
4 Genera with 20 Species
Diopsina Curran, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Diopsis Linnaeus, 183717SpeciesTaxom
Sphyracephala Say, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Teleopsis Rondani, 19401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
20 Species
Diopsina intermedia Feijen, 1984
Diopsis absens Brunetti, 1926
Diopsis apicalis (Dalman, 1817)⇒ Diopsis indica Westwood, 1837
Diopsis collaris Westwood, 1837
Diopsis confusa Wiedemann, 1830
Diopsis cruciata Curran, 1934
Diopsis diversipes Curran, 1928
Diopsis fumipennis Westwood, 1837
Diopsis globosa Curran, 1931
Diopsis indica Westwood, 1837
Diopsis leucochira Bezzi, 1908
Diopsis macromacula Brunetti, 1926
Diopsis macrophthalma Melander, 1961
Diopsis micronotata Brunetti, 1926
Diopsis punctigera Westwood, 1837
Diopsis sulcifrons Bezzi, 1908
Diopsis tenuipes Westwood, 1837
Diopsis thoracica (Westwood, 1837)⇒ Diopsis macrophthalma Melander, 1961
Sphyracephala beccarii Rondani, 1873
Teleopsis africana Shillito, 1940

Subnodes of Diopsidae with occurrences in Congo
SubfamilyDiopsinae
Billberg, 1820
3
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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