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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
631
1268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
59
524
1109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
41
298
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
37
256
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
25
137
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
2
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiopsidae
Billberg, 1820
Stalk-eyed flies, Stalk-eyed fly
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
5 Genera with 6 Species
Centrioncus Speiser, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Diopsina Curran, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Diopsis Linnaeus, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Sphyracephala Say, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Teloglabrus Feijen, 19831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
6 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 curvipes Feijen, 1983

Subnodes of Diopsidae with occurrences in Eastern 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