Species
- D. draconigena Feijen, 1981 [2]
- D. ferruginea Curran, 1928 [1]
- D. fluegeli Feijen, 2013 [3]
- D. intermedia Feijen, 1984 [4]
- D. kwaipai Feijen, 1981 [2]
- D. nitida (Adams, 1903) [5]
- D. schulteni Feijen, 1978 [6]
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Diopsina is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae. [1]
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Stalk-eyed flies are insects of the fly family Diopsidae. The family is distinguished from most other flies by most members of the family possessing "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. Stalked eyes are present in all members of the subfamily Diopsinae, but are absent in the Centrioncinae, which retain unstalked eyes similar to those of other flies. The stalked eyes are usually sexually dimorphic, with eyestalks present but shorter in females.
Sarcophaga is a genus of true flies and the type genus of the flesh-fly family (Sarcophagidae). The members of this cosmopolitan genus are frequently known as common flesh flies.
Xylota is a Holarctic genus of hoverflies similar in structure to the related genera Chalcosyrphus and Brachypalpoides. As the larvae are saprophytic they're usually found in rotting wood. The adult flies are generally associated with woodland and woodland edges and can often be seen running over the upper sides of leaves. Unlike other syrphids the adults of many species rarely visit flowers preferring instead to gather pollen from leaf surfaces. There are over 100 described species of which 12 can be found in Europe. Seven species have been recorded in Britain. Identification of species has been difficult and identifiction by photographs is risky.
Lixophaga is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Thinophilus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes about 146 described species distributed worldwide. Most species of the genus are found in coastal habitats, while a few species are found in freshwater habitats.
Chalcosyrphus is a genus of hoverflies in the subfamily Eristalinae. Many species exhibit some degree of mimicry of various sawflies and other hymenopterans and are often brightly coloured or metallic in hue. The adults are similar in structure and behavior to the related genus Xylota but differ in larval morphology. They can be found throughout Europe, Asia, and North America and seem to prefer damper, boggy habitats. The larvae are saproxylic feeders in rotten wood in these habitats.
Pales is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Phasiinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Tachinidae. Except for the small tribe Strongygastrini members of this subfamily attack only Heteroptera.
Diasemopsis is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae. They are known from sub-Saharan Africa.
Brachystomatinae is a subfamily of flies belonging to the family Empididae.
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.
Centrioncinae is a subfamily 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.
Teleopsis amnoni is a species of stalk-eyed fly found in the Western Ghats of India. The species was described by Feijen & Feijen in 2019 and said to be closely related to Teleopsis sykesii from which it can be distinguished by the clear tip to the wing apart from other characters. The species is known from India, in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra.
Afrodontomyia is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
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