Diastata capitata Robert, 1834
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
- Diastata capitata Robert, 1834
- Name authority
- Robert, 1834
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Diastatidae
- Genus
- Diastata
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderDiptera
- familyDiastatidae Hendel, 1917
- subfamilyDiastatinae Hendel, 1917
- genusDiastata Meigen, 1830
- speciesDiastata capitata Robert, 1834
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diastata. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diastata carolinae Cogan, 1975 | DiastatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diastata cervinala Chandler, 1987 | DiastatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diastata chandleri Sidorenko, 1991 | DiastatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diastata costaricensis Hennig, 1956 | DiastatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diastata dimidiata (Hendel, 1913) | DiastatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diastata flavicosta Chandler, 1987 | DiastatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diastata flavipes Chandler, 1987 | DiastatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diastata fuscula (Fallén, 1823) | DiastatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diastata hirsuta Chandler, 1987 | DiastatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diastata interrupta Barraclough, 1992 | DiastatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diastata lugubris Chandler, 1987 | DiastatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diastata marginalis Meigen, 1830 | DiastatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Robert, C. (1834) Description de trois nouvelles espèces du genre Diastata (Meigen), et d'une nouvelle espèce du genre Opomyza. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (1) 3: 459-461. [1834.??.??]. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr.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:35FB2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.