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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1473
4451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
1219
3058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
57
909
2090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
53
799
1799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
39
417
1036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
3
10
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiopsidae
Billberg, 1820
Stalk-eyed flies, Stalk-eyed fly
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
6 Genera with 18 Species
Centrioncus Speiser, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Chaetodiopsis Seguy, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Diopsina Curran, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Diopsis Linnaeus, 183715SpeciesTaxom
Sphyracephala Say, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Trichodiopsis Seguy, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
18 Species
Centrioncus decellei Feijen, 1983
Diopsina schulteni Feijen, 1978
Diopsis apicalis (Dalman, 1817)⇒ Diopsis indica Westwood, 1837
Diopsis atricapilla Guérin-Ménev..., 1835
Diopsis circularis Macquart, 1835
Diopsis flavoscutellaris Brunetti, 1928
Diopsis fumipennis Westwood, 1837
Diopsis ichneumonea Greene, 1924
Diopsis indica Westwood, 1837
Diopsis lindneri Feijen, 1978
Diopsis macrophthalma Melander, 1961
Diopsis micronotata Brunetti, 1926
Diopsis nigra Illiger, 1807
Diopsis orizae Melander, 1961
Diopsis tenuipes Westwood, 1837
Diopsis thoracica (Westwood, 1837)⇒ Diopsis macrophthalma Melander, 1961
Diopsis trentepohlii Westwood, 1837
Sphyracephala beccarii Rondani, 1873

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDiopsinae
Billberg, 1820
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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