Dolichocephala ocellata (Costa, 1854)
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
- Dolichocephala ocellata (Costa, 1854)
- Name authority
- (Costa, 1854)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Empididae
- Genus
- Dolichocephala
- 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
- familyEmpididae
- subfamilyClinocerinae
- genusDolichocephala Macquart, 1823
- speciesDolichocephala ocellata (Costa, 1854)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dolichocephala. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dolichocephala afflicta Garrett Jones, 1940 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dolichocephala basilicata Wagner, 1995 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dolichocephala cavaticum (Becker, 1889) | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dolichocephala combinata Becker, 1914 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dolichocephala cretica Wagner, 1995 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dolichocephala duodecempunctata Smith, 1969 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dolichocephala fuscilanx Garrett Jones, 1940 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dolichocephala guangdongensis Yang, Grootaert & Horvat, 2004 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dolichocephala humanitatis Garrett Jones, 1940 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dolichocephala maculatissima Garrett Jones, 1940 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dolichocephala malickyi Wagner, 1995 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dolichocephala panesari Wagner, Leese & Panesar, 2004 | EmpididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ardoptera albohalterata Strobl, 1898 Strobl, 1898 | synonym |
| Dolichocephala algira Vaillant, 1956 Vaillant, 1956 | synonym |
| Dolichocephala barbarica Vaillant, 1952 Vaillant, 1952 | synonym |
| Ardoptera novemguttata Strobl, 1893 Strobl, 1893 | synonym |
| Ardoptera oculata Loew, 1858 Loew, 1858 | synonym |
| Ardoptera ocellata Costa, 1854 Costa, 1854 | synonym |
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.
- Costa, A. (1854) Fragmenti di entomologia napoletana. Ann. Sci., Naples 1: 69-91. [1854.??.??].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:374TK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.