Diopsis Explained

Diopsis is the type genus of stalk-eyed flies: placed in the subfamily Diopsinae and first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1775.[1] Species are recorded from Africa and south-east Asia.

Species such as Diopsis macrophthalma (synonym D. thoracica) and D. apicalis cause significant rice damage by boring into stems: especially in Africa.

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:[2]

  1. Diopsis abdominalis
  2. Diopsis absens
  3. Diopsis acanthophthalma
  4. Diopsis angustifemur
  5. Diopsis anthracina
  6. Diopsis apicalis
  7. Diopsis arabica
  8. Diopsis aries
  9. Diopsis atricapilla
  10. Diopsis atromicans
  11. Diopsis baigumensis
  12. Diopsis basalis
  13. Diopsis chinica
  14. Diopsis circularis
  15. Diopsis collaris
  16. Diopsis confusa
  17. Diopsis cruciata
  18. Diopsis curva
  19. Diopsis dimidiata
  20. Diopsis diversipes
  21. Diopsis eisentrauti
  22. Diopsis erythrocephala
  23. Diopsis finitima
  24. Diopsis flavoscutellaris
  25. Diopsis fumipennis
  26. Diopsis furcata
  27. Diopsis globosa
  28. Diopsis gnu
  29. Diopsis hoplophora
  30. Diopsis ichneumonea
  31. Diopsis indica
  32. Diopsis leucochira
  33. Diopsis lindneri
  34. Diopsis macquartii
  35. Diopsis macromacula
  36. Diopsis macrophthalma
  37. Diopsis maculithorax
  38. Diopsis melania
  39. Diopsis micronotata
  40. Diopsis munroi
  41. Diopsis neesii
  42. Diopsis nigra
  43. Diopsis nigrasplendens
  44. Diopsis nigriceps
  45. Diopsis nigrosicus
  46. Diopsis nitela
  47. Diopsis orizae
  48. Diopsis ornata
  49. Diopsis phlogodes
  50. Diopsis planidorsum
  51. Diopsis pollinosa
  52. Diopsis preapicalis
  53. Diopsis punctigera
  54. Diopsis rubriceps
  55. Diopsis servillei
  56. Diopsis somaliensis
  57. Diopsis stuckenbergi
  58. Diopsis subfasciata
  59. Diopsis sulcifrons
  60. Diopsis surcoufi
  61. Diopsis terminata
  62. Diopsis trentepohlii
  63. Diopsis wiedemanni

Note

Diopsis is a synonym of Stylochus : a Turbellarian flatworm in the family Stylochidae.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Linnaeus C (1775) Dissertatio entomologica, bigas insectorum sistens. Edmann, Upsaliæ. 1-7.
  2. https://www.gbif.org/species/8160660 Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Diopsis Linnaeus, 1775
  3. https://www.gbif.org/species/1550844 GBIF

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