''Sphyracephala'' is a genus of stalk-eyed
flies
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...
in the
family
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Diopsidae
Stalk-eyed flies are insects of the fly family Diopsidae. The family is distinguished from most other flies by most members of the family possessing "eyestalks": projections from the sides of the head with the eyes at the end. Some fly species fr ...
,
with records from Africa, Europe, Asia and N. America.
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Flies are commonly found on leaves and stem of trees and plants along streams and rivers. Very large clusters of ''Sphyracephala'' are known with clusters numbering over 100,000 individual flies, with roughly half being males.]Baltic amber
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.
Species
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(retrieved 23 March 2024) the following species with the modifications of the recent taxonomic revision of the group.Sphyracephala detrahens
''Sphyracephala'' is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae, with records from Africa, Europe, Asia and N. America.
Flies are commonly found on leaves and stem of trees and plants along streams and rivers. Very large clusters of ''S ...
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# ''Sphyracephala hearseiana
''Sphyracephala'' is a genus of stalk-eyed fly, flies in the family (biology), family Diopsidae, with records from Africa, Europe, Asia and N. America.
Flies are commonly found on leaves and stem of trees and plants along streams and rivers. Ver ...
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# '' Sphyracephala munroi''
# ''Sphyracephala nigrimana
''Sphyracephala'' is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae, with records from Africa, Europe, Asia and N. America.
Flies are commonly found on leaves and stem of trees and plants along streams and rivers. Very large clusters of ''S ...
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# '' Sphyracephala subbifasciata''
References
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Diopsidae
Diopsoidea genera