Diopsoidea
Today, Diopsoidea is a topic that covers a wide range of discussions and debates in society. From its impact on politics to its implications on everyday life, Diopsoidea has managed to capture the attention and interest of a large number of people. Regardless of the perspective from which it is approached, Diopsoidea has become a topic of significant relevance today. As we continue to explore this phenomenon, it is important to carefully examine its different facets and understand how it influences our ever-changing world. In this article, we will further explore Diopsoidea and its meaning in our lives.
| Diopsoidea | |
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| A stalk-eyed fly from Cameroon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| (unranked): | Cyclorrhapha |
| Section: | Schizophora |
| Superfamily: | Diopsoidea |
| Families | |
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Diopsidae - stalk-eyed flies | |
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]
Description
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]
References
- ^ 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.
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