Teleopsis Explained

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.[1]

Species

Several species were placed previously in the similar genus Cyrtodiopsis; the Global Biodiversity Information Facility includes:[2]

  1. Teleopsis adjacens [3]
  2. Teleopsis africana Brunetti, 1928[3]
  3. Teleopsis amnoni
  4. Teleopsis anjahanaribei [4]
  5. Teleopsis boettcheri
  6. Teleopsis cheni [5]
  7. Teleopsis cobiae [1]
  8. Teleopsis currani
  9. Teleopsis dalmanni
  10. Teleopsis discrepans
  11. Teleopsis fallax
  12. Teleopsis ferruginea
  13. Teleopsis freyi [1]
  14. Teleopsis fujianensis
  15. Teleopsis fulviventris
  16. Teleopsis guangxiensis
  17. Teleopsis hainanensis
  18. Teleopsis krombeini Feijen, 1998[6]
  19. Teleopsis longiscopium
  20. Teleopsis maculata
  21. Teleopsis motatrix
  22. Teleopsis neglecta
  23. Teleopsis nitidifacies [1]
  24. Teleopsis nitidiscutum [1]
  25. Teleopsis onopyxus [7]
  26. Teleopsis pallifacies [8]
  27. Teleopsis pharao
  28. Teleopsis pseudotruncata
  29. Teleopsis quadriguttata
  30. Teleopsis quinqueguttata
  31. Teleopsis rubicunda
  32. Teleopsis selecta Osten Sacken, 1882
  33. Teleopsis sexguttata Brunetti, 1928[3]
  34. Teleopsis shillitoi Tenorio, 1969[9]
  35. Teleopsis similis
  36. Teleopsis sorora
  37. Teleopsis sykesii (Westwood, 1837)
  38. Teleopsis thaii
  39. Teleopsis trichophoras
  40. Teleopsis vadoni (Vanschuytbroeck, 1965)[4]
  41. Teleopsis whitei
  42. Teleopsis wuzhishanensis
  43. Teleopsis yangi
  44. Teleopsis yunnana [5]
  45. Teleopsis zhangae

Notes and References

  1. Feijen. Hans.R.. The genus Teleopsis Rondani (Diptera, Diopsidae): discussion of its taxonomic position and revision of the species occurring in the Philippines. Zoologische Mededelingen . 2011. 85. 2. 79–140. 29 October 2016. Leiden. 0024-0672.
  2. https://www.gbif.org/species/1550788 Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Teleopsis Rondani, 1875
  3. Brunetti. Enrico Adelelmo. Revisionary notes on the Diopsidae (Diptera). The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 1928. 10. 2. 266–285.
  4. Vanschuytbroeck. P.. Description de deux Dipteres Diopsidae nouveaux de Madagascar. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaine. 1965. 71. 336–338.
  5. Book: Yang. C.. Chen. H.. Diopsidae of China (Diptera). In Xue, W. & Chao, C. (eds.), Flies of China.. 1998. 1. 464–479. Liaoning Science & Technology Press. Shenyang.
  6. Feijen. Hans R.. Teleopsis Rondani (Diptera, Diopsidae): generic review and the ferruginea group from Sri Lanka.. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 1998. 141. 2. 49–63. 29 October 2016.
  7. Séguy. Eugène. Seguy, E. . Diopsides de Madagascar. Mem. Inst. Scient. Madagascar (A). 1949. 3. 65–76.
  8. Feijen. Hans H.. Feijen. Cobi. On the biogeographic range of the genus Teleopsis Rondani (Diptera: Diopsidae), with redescription of Teleopsis sykesii from India and description of a new species from Borneo. Zoologische Mededelingen. 2011. 85. 141–159. 29 October 2016. Leiden. 0024-0672.
  9. Tenorio. Joaquin A.. A new species of Teleopsis Rondani from the Philippines (Diptera: Diopsidae). Pacific Insects. 1969. 11. 2. 483–485. 29 October 2016.

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