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Diplotoxa basinigra Yang & Yang, 1993

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
Diplotoxa basinigra Yang & Yang, 1993
Name authority
Yang & Yang, 1993
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Chloropidae
Genus
Diplotoxa
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. familyChloropidae Rondani, 1856
  8. subfamilyChloropinae Rondani, 1856
  9. tribeDiplotoxini
  10. genusDiplotoxa Loew, 1863
  11. speciesDiplotoxa basinigra Yang & Yang, 1993

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Diplotoxa alternata (Loew, 1872)ChloropidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplotoxa (Pseudopachychaeta) anorbitalis Malloch, 1931ChloropidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplotoxa (Diplotoxoides) dalmatina Strobl, 1900ChloropidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplotoxa (Elliponeura) diplotoxoides (Becker, 1912)ChloropidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplotoxa nigripes (Coquillett, 1910)ChloropidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplotoxa (Pseudopachychaeta) orbitalis Malloch, 1931ChloropidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplotoxa recurva (Adams, 1903)ChloropidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplotoxa rufomarginata Duda, 1930ChloropidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplotoxa unicolor Becker, 1912ChloropidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplotoxa versicolor (Loew, 1863)ChloropidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplotoxa xantha Yang & Yang, 1993ChloropidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 85 records assigned to Chloropidae.

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. Yang, D. & Yang, C.K. (1993) The Chinese Diplotoxa (Diptera: Chloropidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique (Entomologie) 63: 173-176. [1993.12.29].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:36P3N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.