Sphyracephala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diopsoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Antliophora
Ordo: Diptera
Subordo: Brachycera
Infraordo: Muscomorpha
Sectio: Schizophora
Subsectio: Acalyptrata
Superfamilia: Diopsoidea

Familia: Diopsidae
Subfamilia: Diopsinae
Tribus: Sphyracephalini
Genus:
Species: S. babadjanidesi – S. beccarii – S. brevicornis – S. detrahens – S. europaea – S. nigrimana
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Name

Sphyracephala Say, 1828

Synonyms

  • Pseudodiopsis Hendel, 1917
  • Hexechopsis Rondani, 1875
  • Microdiopsis Curran, 1934
  • Sphryracephala Gray, 1832
  • Zygocephala Rondani, 1875

References

  • Say, T. 1828. American entomology, or descriptions of the insects of North America. Vol. III. Philadelphia Museum. BHL Reference page. 
  • Feijen, H.R., Feijen, F.A.A. & Feijen, C. 2025. A revision of the four Afrotropical and Palaearctic Sphyracephala Say (Diptera, Diopsidae) with an illustrated overview of the other five Sphyracephala. ZooKeys 1241: 1–81. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1241.151490 Open access Reference page. 
  • Papp, L.; Földvári, M.; Paulovics, P. 1997: Sphyracephala europaea sp. n. (Diptera: Diopsidae) from Hungary represents a family new to Europe. Folia entomologica hungarica, 58: 137–146. PDF