Teleopsis sykesii

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Teleopsis sykesii
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Teleopsis sykesii, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Diopsidae
Genus: Teleopsis
Species:
T. sykesii
Binomial name
Teleopsis sykesii
(Westwood, 1837)
Synonyms

Diopsis sykesi Westwood, 1837

Teleopsis sykesii is the type species of the genus Teleopsis of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae, and was described from India. [1] [2]

Distribution

This species is distributed in India (Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu) and Myanmar [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Feijen, Hans.R. (2011). "The genus Teleopsis Rondani (Diptera, Diopsidae): discussion of its taxonomic position and revision of the species occurring in the Philippines". Zoologische Mededelingen. 85 (2). Leiden: 79–140. ISSN   0024-0672 . Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Feijen, Hans; Feijen, Cobi (2019). "An annotated catalogue of the stalk-eyed flies (Diopsidae: Diptera) of India with description of new species in Megalabops Frey and Teleopsis Rondani". Israel Journal of Entomology. 49 (2): 35–72. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.3349984. ISSN   2224-6304.


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