The Diopsoidea are a small but diverse cosmopolitan superfamily of acalyptrate muscoids, especially prevalent in the tropics. Some flux exists in the family constituency of this group, with the Strongylophthalmyiidae and Tanypezidae formerly being in this group but now in the Nerioidea.[1]
As flies, Diopsoidea undergo complete metamorphosis with the four life stages of egg, larva, pupa and adult. The adult stage has three body segments (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of legs and one pair of wings.[2]
Some features that distinguish adult Diopsoidea from other flies are: a well-sclerotised face, antennae usually deflexed to strongly elbowed (if not, then either the fore or hind femur is entirely swollen), ocelli positioned near the vertex of the head, no katepisternal setae, wing veins R2+3 and R4+5 subparallel or slightly convergent apically, and the wing anal cell being comparable in size to the subcostal cell.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abLonsdale, Owen (2020-02-17). "Family groups of Diopsoidea and Nerioidea (Diptera: Schizophora)—Definition, history and relationships". Zootaxa. 4735 (1): zootaxa.4735.1.1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4735.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 32230232. S2CID 214311790.
^Resh, Vincent H.; Carde, Ring T. (2009-07-22). Encyclopedia of Insects. Academic Press. pp. 284–297. ISBN978-0-08-092090-0.
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diopsoidea, small, diverse, cosmopolitan, superfamily, acalyptrate, muscoids, especially, prevalent, tropics, some, flux, exists, family, constituency, this, group, with, strongylophthalmyiidae, tanypezidae, formerly, being, this, group, nerioidea, stalk, eyed. The Diopsoidea are a small but diverse cosmopolitan superfamily of acalyptrate muscoids especially prevalent in the tropics Some flux exists in the family constituency of this group with the Strongylophthalmyiidae and Tanypezidae formerly being in this group but now in the Nerioidea 1 DiopsoideaA stalk eyed fly from CameroonScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder Diptera unranked CyclorrhaphaSection SchizophoraSuperfamily DiopsoideaFamiliesDiopsidae stalk eyed fliesGobryidaeMegamerinidaeNothybidaePsilidae rust fliesSomatiidaeSyringogastridaeDescription editAs flies Diopsoidea undergo complete metamorphosis with the four life stages of egg larva pupa and adult The adult stage has three body segments head thorax and abdomen three pairs of legs and one pair of wings 2 Some features that distinguish adult Diopsoidea from other flies are a well sclerotised face antennae usually deflexed to strongly elbowed if not then either the fore or hind femur is entirely swollen ocelli positioned near the vertex of the head no katepisternal setae wing veins R2 3 and R4 5 subparallel or slightly convergent apically and the wing anal cell being comparable in size to the subcostal cell 1 References edit a b Lonsdale Owen 2020 02 17 Family groups of Diopsoidea and Nerioidea Diptera Schizophora Definition history and relationships Zootaxa 4735 1 zootaxa 4735 1 1 doi 10 11646 zootaxa 4735 1 1 ISSN 1175 5334 PMID 32230232 S2CID 214311790 Resh Vincent H Carde Ring T 2009 07 22 Encyclopedia of Insects Academic Press pp 284 297 ISBN 978 0 08 092090 0 nbsp This article related to members of the muscomorph flies superfamily Diopsoidea is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diopsoidea amp oldid 1136095790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
