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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.
The Platystomatidae are a distinctive family of flies (Diptera) in the superfamily Tephritoidea.
The Celyphidae, commonly known as beetle flies or beetle-backed flies, are a family of flies. About 115 species in about 9 genera are known chiefly from the Oriental and Afrotropic biogeographic regions with one lineage in the New World.
Urophora is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Scellus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.
Diasemopsis is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae. They are known from sub-Saharan Africa.
Sphyracephala is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae. It resembles the presumed extinct genus Prosphyracephala, known from Baltic amber.
Celyphus is a genus of beetle flies. It is known from the Oriental and Afrotropical realms. Up to 1859, all species of beetle flies were placed in this genus.
Prosphyracephala is a genus of flies in the family Diopsidae. The genus is presumed to be extinct, and is known from specimens in Baltic amber. Among extant taxa, Prosphyracephala most closely resembles the genus Sphyracephala. It was originally described as a species of the latter genus, but was recognized as distinct by Willi Hennig in 1965.
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
Centrioncus is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae.
Cyrtodiopsis is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae.
Diopsina 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.
Oocelyphus is a genus of beetle flies. It is known from the Oriental realm.
Teleopsis dalmanni, synonym Cyrtodiopsis dalmanni, also known as the Malaysian stalk-eyed fly, is a species of fly in the family Diopsidae. T. dalmanni flies possess lateral elongations on their head capsules called eyestalks. These eyestalks play an important role in mate selection and as a result physical characteristic of the fly has been the subject of several studies on sexual selection, natural selection, and mating behavior.
Teleopsis amnoni is a species of stalk-eyed fly found in the Western Ghats of India. The species was described in 2019 and it is 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 Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra.
References
- 1 2 Feijen, Hans R. (2008). "Eosiopsis nom. nov., a replacement name for the preoccupied Sinodiopsis Feijen, 1989 (Diptera: Diopsidae)". Zoologische Mededelingen. Leiden. 82 (26): 267–269. ISSN 0024-0672 . Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 Ôuchi, Y. (1942). "On two new species of Chinese stalk-eyed flies. (Diptera Sinica, Diopsidae I)". Journal of the Shanghai Science Institute. New series. 2: 45–48.
- ↑ Feijen, Hans R. (1989). "Diopsidae". Flies of the Nearctic Region. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart. IX (12): 1–122.
- ↑ Yang, C.; Chen, H. (1998). Diopsidae of China (Diptera). In Xue, W. & Chao, C. (eds.), Flies of China. 1. Shenyang: Liaoning Science & Technology Press. pp. 464–479.
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