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Taxonomy of Superfamily Diopsoidea Billberg, 1820


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		3816
189502
2439455		Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		3399
186457
2415487		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		1891
142849
2048615		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies		412
22844
306890		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies		178
15959
203753		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
126
11579
137184		Families
Genera
Species

Section
 		Schizophora
Becher, 1882
116
10251
111672		Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 		Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids		90
4222
56473		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Diopsoidea
Billberg, 1820
12
95
1221		Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Diopsoidea Billberg, 1820
FamilyDiopsidae
Billberg, 1820
Stalk-eyed flies, Stalk-eyed fly		26
280		Genera
Species
FamilyGobryidae
Mcalpine, 1997
1
6		Genus
Species
FamilyMegamerinidae
Hendel, 1913
Megamerinid flies		6
32		Genera
Species
FamilyMegameriniidae
0
0		Genera
Species
FamilyNothybidae
Frey, 1927
1
14		Genus
Species
FamilyPsilidae
Macquart, 1835
Carrot flies, Rust flies, Rust fly		43
688		Genera
Species
FamilySomatiidae
Hendel, 1935
1
9		Genus
Species
FamilyStrongylophthalmidae
Hennig, 1940  ⇒ Strongylophthalmyiidae
0
0		Genera
Species
FamilyStrongylophthalmyidae
0
0		Genera
Species
FamilyStrongylophthalmyiidae
Hennig, 1940
Strongylophthalmyiid flies		8
108		Genera
Species
FamilySyringogastridae
Prado, 1969
1
27		Genus
Species
FamilyTanypezidae
Rondani, 1856
Stretched-foot flies, Tanypezid flies		8
57		Genera
Species

Synonyms
Nothyboidea (Aczel, 1954)


Distribution and Species lists of Diopsoidea Billberg, 1820
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Algeria
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesAndorra
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesAngola
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesArgentina
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesArmenia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAustralia
3 Families  7 Genera  5 SpeciesAustria
2 Families  7 Genera  12 SpeciesAzerbaijan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBelgium
4 Families  7 Genera  12 SpeciesBelize
2 Families  2 Genera  0 SpeciesBenin
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesBolivia
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesBotswana
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesBrazil
4 Families  5 Genera  18 SpeciesBurundi
2 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesCambodia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCameroon
1 Families  2 Genera  6 SpeciesCanada
4 Families  10 Genera  40 SpeciesCape Verde
2 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesChile
2 Families  4 Genera  3 SpeciesChina
4 Families  16 Genera  54 SpeciesColombia
3 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesCosta Rica
4 Families  6 Genera  16 SpeciesCroatia
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesCuba
3 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesCzech Republic
4 Families  11 Genera  53 SpeciesDenmark
5 Families  13 Genera  56 SpeciesDominican Republic
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEcuador
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesEritrea
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEstonia
5 Families  8 Genera  9 SpeciesEthiopia
2 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesFiji
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFinland
4 Families  13 Genera  65 SpeciesFrance
4 Families  11 Genera  23 SpeciesGabon
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGambia
2 Families  3 Genera  9 SpeciesGeorgia
2 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesGermany
4 Families  11 Genera  23 SpeciesGuatemala
2 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesGuinea
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesGuyana
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesHonduras
2 Families  3 Genera  1 SpeciesHungary
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesIceland
3 Families  4 Genera  3 SpeciesIndia
5 Families  14 Genera  24 SpeciesIndonesia
6 Families  13 Genera  55 SpeciesIreland
1 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesIsrael
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesItaly
3 Families  10 Genera  43 SpeciesIvory Coast
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesJamaica
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesJapan
4 Families  10 Genera  24 SpeciesKazakhstan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKenya
2 Families  5 Genera  17 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLaos
3 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesLatvia
3 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesLiberia
2 Families  3 Genera  2 SpeciesLithuania
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesMadagascar
2 Families  6 Genera  13 SpeciesMalawi
2 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesMalaysia
4 Families  6 Genera  20 SpeciesMalta
2 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesMexico
3 Families  6 Genera  11 SpeciesMongolia
1 Families  2 Genera  20 SpeciesMorocco
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMozambique
2 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesMyanmar
4 Families  8 Genera  25 SpeciesNamibia
1 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesNepal
2 Families  4 Genera  13 SpeciesNetherlands
4 Families  7 Genera  32 SpeciesNew Zealand
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNicaragua
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNigeria
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesNorth Korea
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesNorway
4 Families  14 Genera  81 SpeciesPakistan
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesPanama
4 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
3 Families  3 Genera  11 SpeciesParaguay
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesPeru
4 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesPhilippines
6 Families  11 Genera  30 SpeciesPoland
5 Families  8 Genera  12 SpeciesPortugal
1 Families  6 Genera  5 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
2 Families  10 Genera  50 SpeciesRussia
5 Families  12 Genera  72 SpeciesRwanda
1 Families  3 Genera  8 SpeciesSaint Lucia
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSenegal
1 Families  2 Genera  6 SpeciesSierra Leone
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSingapore
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesSlovakia
4 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesSolomon Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSpain
1 Families  6 Genera  10 SpeciesSri Lanka
2 Families  4 Genera  9 SpeciesSudan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSweden
5 Families  16 Genera  84 SpeciesSwitzerland
1 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesTaiwan
5 Families  12 Genera  26 SpeciesTajikistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTanzania
2 Families  4 Genera  17 SpeciesThailand
3 Families  8 Genera  18 SpeciesTogo
1 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesTurkey
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUganda
2 Families  6 Genera  9 SpeciesUkraine
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
5 Families  10 Genera  57 SpeciesUSA
6 Families  17 Genera  69 SpeciesVenezuela
3 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesVietnam
4 Families  8 Genera  13 SpeciesZambia
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesZimbabwe
2 Families  6 Genera  16 Species


Distribution on islands
Alnön
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesArholma
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAzores
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesHebrides
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesInner Hebrides
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIslands of Chile
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesMacaronesia
2 Families  6 Genera  5 SpeciesNorthern Isles
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesOrkney Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesPuhtu
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSkye
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUist
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesWellington
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species


Found in fossile formations
Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species


Links, sources and further information
Diopsoidea at artfakta.se
Diopsoidea at dyntaxa.se