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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1936
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
267
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
42
237
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
34
160
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
32
148
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
25
102
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
2
3
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiopsidae
Billberg, 1820
Stalk-eyed flies, Stalk-eyed fly
2
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
2 Genera with 9 Species
Diopsis Linnaeus, 18378SpeciesTaxom
Sphyracephala Say, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
9 Species
Diopsis apicalis (Dalman, 1817)⇒ Diopsis indica Westwood, 1837
Diopsis fumipennis Westwood, 1837
Diopsis ichneumonea Greene, 1924
Diopsis indica Westwood, 1837
Diopsis macrophthalma Melander, 1961
Diopsis micronotata Brunetti, 1926
Diopsis tenuipes Westwood, 1837
Diopsis thoracica (Westwood, 1837)⇒ Diopsis macrophthalma Melander, 1961
Sphyracephala beccarii Rondani, 1873

Subnodes of Diopsidae with occurrences in Gambia
SubfamilyDiopsinae
Billberg, 1820
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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