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Dasiops nigropedis McAlpine, 1964

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Dasiops nigropedis McAlpine, 1964
Name authority
McAlpine, 1964
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Lonchaeidae
Genus
Dasiops
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderDiptera
  7. familyLonchaeidae
  8. subfamilyDasiopinae
  9. genusDasiops Rondani, 1856
  10. speciesDasiops nigropedis McAlpine, 1964

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dasiops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dasiops africus McAlpine, 1964LonchaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dasiops ahusatus Korytkowski, 1971LonchaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dasiops anasillus McAlpine, 1964LonchaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dasiops appendiculus Morge, 1959LonchaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dasiops argutus McAlpine, 1964LonchaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dasiops armata (Malloch, 1923)LonchaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dasiops aureolus McAlpine, 1964LonchaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dasiops barbiellini (Bezzi, 1910)LonchaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dasiops bennetti McAlpine, 1964LonchaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dasiops bourquini (Blanchard, 1948)LonchaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dasiops brevicornis (Williston, 1896)LonchaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dasiops calvus Morge, 1959LonchaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 66 records assigned to Lonchaeidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. McAlpine, J.F. (1964) Descriptions of new Lonchaeidae (Diptera). I. Can. Ent, 96.Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3473B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.