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Checklist for Family Diopsidae Billberg, 1820 (Stalk-eyed flies)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
1111
3790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
816
2447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
594
1639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
52
501
1312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
39
285
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
2
6
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiopsidae
Billberg, 1820
Stalk-eyed flies, Stalk-eyed fly
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
5 Genera with 11 Species
Cladodiopsis Seguy, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Diopsis Linnaeus, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Eurydiopsis Frey, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphyracephala Say, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Teleopsis Rondani, 19655SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
11 Species
Cladodiopsis leptophylla Seguy, 1949
Cladodiopsis seyrigi Seguy, 1949
Cladodiopsis sicardi Seguy, 1949
Diopsis nigrosicus Frommer, 1981
Sphyracephala beccarii Rondani, 1873
Sphyracephala hearseiana Westwood, 1844
Teleopsis anjahanaribei Vanschuytbroeck, 1965
Teleopsis apographica Hall & Evenhuis, 1981
Teleopsis apollo Brunetti, 1928
Teleopsis onopyxus Seguy, 1949
Teleopsis vadoni Vanschuytbroeck, 1965

Subnodes of Diopsidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SubfamilyDiopsinae
Billberg, 1820
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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