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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
826
2194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
651
1728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
48
461
1165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
44
416
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
30
228
548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
2
4
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiopsidae
Billberg, 1820
Stalk-eyed flies, Stalk-eyed fly
3
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
3 Genera with 14 Species
Centrioncus Speiser, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Diopsis Linnaeus, 183712SpeciesTaxom
Sphyracephala Say, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
14 Species
Centrioncus prodiopsis Speiser, 1910
Diopsis affinis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Diopsis servillei Macquart, 1843
Diopsis angustifemur Brunetti, 1926
Diopsis apicalis (Dalman, 1817)⇒ Diopsis indica Westwood, 1837
Diopsis atromicans Speiser, 1910
Diopsis indica Westwood, 1837
Diopsis lunaris (Hendel, 1923)⇒ Diopsis somaliensis Johnson, 1898
Diopsis macquartii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Diopsis macrophthalma Melander, 1961
Diopsis planidorsum Hendel, 1923
Diopsis servillei Macquart, 1843
Diopsis somaliensis Johnson, 1898
Diopsis thoracica (Westwood, 1837)⇒ Diopsis macrophthalma Melander, 1961
Sphyracephala munroi Curran, 1928

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDiopsinae
Billberg, 1820
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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