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Diastata carolinae Cogan, 1975

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
Diastata carolinae Cogan, 1975
Name authority
Cogan, 1975
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderDiptera
  7. familyDiastatidae Hendel, 1917
  8. subfamilyDiastatinae Hendel, 1917
  9. genusDiastata Meigen, 1830
  10. speciesDiastata carolinae Cogan, 1975

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Diastata capitata Robert, 1834DiastatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diastata cervinala Chandler, 1987DiastatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diastata chandleri Sidorenko, 1991DiastatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diastata costaricensis Hennig, 1956DiastatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diastata dimidiata (Hendel, 1913)DiastatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diastata flavicosta Chandler, 1987DiastatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diastata flavipes Chandler, 1987DiastatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diastata fuscula (Fallén, 1823)DiastatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diastata hirsuta Chandler, 1987DiastatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diastata interrupta Barraclough, 1992DiastatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diastata lugubris Chandler, 1987DiastatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diastata marginalis Meigen, 1830DiastatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 20 records assigned to Diastatidae.

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. Cogan, B.H. (1975) New taxa in two families previously unrecorded from the Ethiopian Region (Diptera: Odiniidae and Diastatidae). Annals of the Natal Museum 22: 471-488. [1975.11.??]. Ann. Natal Mus.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:35FB3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.