Cyrtodiopsis Explained

Cyrtodiopsis is a genus of South-east Asian stalk-eyed flies in the subfamily Diopsinae.

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:^[1]

1. Cyrtodiopsis concava ^[2] (Yunnan)
2. Cyrtodiopsis guangxiensis
3. Cyrtodiopsis plauta ^[2] (Yunnan)
4. Cyrtodiopsis pseudoconcava
5. Cyrtodiopsis tibetana
6. Cyrtodiopsis yunnanensis

NoteThe following are now placed in genus Teleopsis

• Cyrtodiopsis africana Shillito, 1940^[3] (Uganda, Congo)
• Cyrtodiopsis currani Shillito, 1940^[3] (Thailand)
• Cyrtodiopsis dalmanni (Wiedemann, 1830) (Malaysia)

Notes and References

1. https://www.gbif.org/species/1550776 Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Cyrtodiopsis Frey, 1928
2. 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.
3. Shillito. J. F.. Studies on Dipsidae (Diptera). Novitates Zoologicae. 1940. 42. 147–163. 29 May 2017.