Diostracus tangalensis Saigusa, 1984
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
- Diostracus tangalensis Saigusa, 1984
- Name authority
- Saigusa, 1984
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Dolichopodidae
- Genus
- Diostracus
- 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
- familyDolichopodidae
- subfamilyHydrophorinae
- genusDiostracus Loew, 1861
- speciesDiostracus tangalensis Saigusa, 1984
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diostracus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diostracus flavipes Takagi, 1968 | DolichopodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diostracus fulvispinatus Saigusa, 1984 | DolichopodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diostracus gymnoscutellatus Saigusa, 1984 | DolichopodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diostracus impulvillatus Saigusa, 1984 | DolichopodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diostracus inornatus Takagi, 1968 | DolichopodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diostracus lii Zhang, Yang & Masunaga, 2003 | DolichopodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diostracus longicornis Saigusa, 1984 | DolichopodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diostracus longiunguis Saigusa, 1984 | DolichopodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diostracus makiharai Saigusa, 1984 | DolichopodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diostracus mchughi Harmston, 1966 | DolichopodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diostracus morimotoi Saigusa & Masunaga, 1997 | DolichopodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diostracus nakanishii Takagi, 1968 | DolichopodidaeArthropoda | 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.
- Saigusa, T. (1984) The genus Diostracus from Nepal (Diptera, Dolichopodidae). Bull. Kitakyushu Mus. Nat. Hist. 5: 1-74.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:36F3L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.