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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
655
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
44
445
1025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
40
384
858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
28
221
476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
2
6
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiopsidae
Billberg, 1820
Stalk-eyed flies, Stalk-eyed fly
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
5 Genera with 16 Species
Centrioncus Speiser, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Diopsina Curran, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Diopsis Linnaeus, 190311SpeciesTaxom
Sphyracephala Say, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Teloglabrus Feijen, 19831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
16 Species
Centrioncus prodiopsis Speiser, 1910
Diopsina nitida Adams, 1903
Diopsis absens Brunetti, 1926
Diopsis apicalis (Dalman, 1817)⇒ Diopsis indica Westwood, 1837
Diopsis basalis Brunetti, 1926
Diopsis collaris Westwood, 1837
Diopsis cruciata Curran, 1934
Diopsis fumipennis Westwood, 1837
Diopsis ichneumonea Greene, 1924
Diopsis indica Westwood, 1837
Diopsis macquartii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Diopsis phlogodes Melander, 1961
Diopsis pollinosa Adams, 1903
Sphyracephala beccarii Rondani, 1873
Sphyracephala munroi Curran, 1928
Teloglabrus vumbensis Feijen, 1983

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDiopsinae
Billberg, 1820
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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