Diopsoidea
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A stalk-eyed fly from Cameroon
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Diopsidae - stalk-eyed flies |
The Diopsoidea is a small but diverse cosmopolitan superfamily of acalyptrate muscoids, especially prevalent in the tropics. There is some flux in the family constituency of this group, and the final classification is likely to require the use of molecular systematics.