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Centrioncinae is a subfamily of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae. [1]
Stalk-eyed flies are insects of the fly family Diopsidae. The family is distinguished from most other flies by the possession of "eyestalks": projections from the sides of the head with the eyes at the end. Some fly species from other families such as Drosophilidae, Platystomatidae, Richardiidae, and Tephritidae have similar heads, but the unique character of the Diopsidae is that their antennae are located on the stalk, rather than in the middle of the head as in all other flies.
Hippoboscidae, the louse flies or keds, are obligate parasites of mammals and birds. In this family, the winged species can fly at least reasonably well, though others with vestigial or no wings are flightless and highly apomorphic. As usual in their superfamily Hippoboscoidea, most of the larval development takes place within the mother's body, and pupation occurs almost immediately.
The Platystomatidae are a distinctive family of flies (Diptera) in the superfamily Tephritoidea.
Rhingia is a genus of hoverflies. They all have a very distinctive long snout. The larva are associated with animal dung. Adults feed on nectar and pollen.
Paul Gustav Eduard Speiser (1877–1945) was a German entomologist who specialised in Diptera.
Cylindromyia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Melanostoma is a large genus of hoverflies. Little is known of their biology, but they are suspected to be general predators of small insects in leaf litter.
Diasemopsis is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae. They are known from sub-Saharan Africa.
Suillia is a genus of flies in the family Heleomyzidae. There are at least 130 described species in Suillia.
The Metopininae are a subfamily of flies in the family Phoridae.
Exallandra is a genus of hoverflies in the subfamily Syrphinae.
Teleopsis is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae. All species in the genus are found in Asia. About 20 species are described and several others as yet are to be described.
Teleopsis sykesii is the type species of the genus Teleopsis of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae. This species was described from India
Eosiopsis is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae.
Centrioncus is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae.
Diopsina is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae.
Teloglabrus is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae.
Eurydiopsis is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae.
Sciomyzinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Sciomyzidae.
The Metopininae is a tribe of flies in the family Phoridae.
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