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Duomyia scipio McAlpine, 1973

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
Duomyia scipio McAlpine, 1973
Name authority
McAlpine, 1973
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Platystomatidae
Genus
Duomyia
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. familyPlatystomatidae
  8. subfamilyPlatystomatinae
  9. genusDuomyia Walker, 1849
  10. speciesDuomyia scipio McAlpine, 1973

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Duomyia ameniina McAlpine, 1973PlatystomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Duomyia apicalis (Walker, 1849)PlatystomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Duomyia azurea Hendel, 1914PlatystomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Duomyia botulus McAlpine, 1973PlatystomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Duomyia cancellata McAlpine, 1973PlatystomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Duomyia capitalis McAlpine, 1973PlatystomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Duomyia capnodes McAlpine, 1973PlatystomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Duomyia commonsi McAlpine, 1973PlatystomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Duomyia convallis McAlpine, 1973PlatystomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Duomyia eremia McAlpine, 1973PlatystomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Duomyia foliata McAlpine, 1973PlatystomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Duomyia hypene McAlpine, 1973PlatystomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 86 records assigned to Platystomatidae.

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. McAlpine, D.K. (1973) The Australian Platystomatidae (Diptera, Schizophora) with a revision of five genera. Mem. Aust. Mus. 15, 256 pp. [1973.07.02].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:382ZW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.