Sphyracephala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diopsoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: 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: Sphyracephala
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 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

Links

• ION search for Sphyracephala
• ION search for Pseudodiopsis
• Nomenclator Zoologicus search for Sphyracephala
• Nomenclator Zoologicus search for Pseudodiopsis