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Diopsis absens Brunetti, 1926

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
Diopsis absens Brunetti, 1926
Name authority
Brunetti, 1926
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Diopsidae
Genus
Diopsis
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. familyDiopsidae
  8. genusDiopsis Linnaeus, 1775
  9. speciesDiopsis absens Brunetti, 1926

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Diopsis abdominalis Westwood, 1835DiopsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diopsis acanthophthalma Eggers, 1925DiopsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diopsis arabica Westwood, 1837DiopsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diopsis aries Hendel, 1923DiopsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diopsis atricapilla Guérin, 1836DiopsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diopsis circularis Macquart, 1835DiopsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diopsis dimidiata Curran, 1929DiopsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diopsis finitima Eggers, 1916DiopsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diopsis flavoscutellaris Brunetti, 1928DiopsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diopsis furcata Macquart, 1846DiopsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diopsis gnu Hendel, 1923DiopsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diopsis ichneumonea Linnaeus, 1775DiopsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 32 records assigned to Diopsidae.

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. Brunetti, E. (1926) New species of Diopsidae (Diptera) from the Belgian Congo. Revue zool. afr. 14: 73-84.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:36BL2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.