- Diaphorus abruptus Van Duzee, 1931[6]
- Diaphorus adumbratus Parent, 1931[7]
- Diaphorus africus Parent, 1924[8]
- Diaphorus alacer Parent, 1934[9]
- Diaphorus alamaculatus Yang & Grootaert, 1999[10]
- Diaphorus albiciliatus Van Duzee, 1915[11]
- Diaphorus alienus Van Duzee, 1915[11]
- Diaphorus alligatus (Walker, 1856)[12]
- †Diaphorus alsiosus (Meunier, 1910)[13]
- Diaphorus amazonicus Parent, 1930[14]
- Diaphorus amoenus Aldrich, 1902[15]
- Diaphorus amplus Curran, 1926[16]
- Diaphorus anatoli Negrobov, 1986[17]
- Diaphorus angusticinctus De Meijere, 1916[18]
- Diaphorus anomalus Parent, 1937[19]
- Diaphorus antennatus Van Duzee, 1915[11]
- Diaphorus apicalis De Meijere, 1910[20]
- Diaphorus apiciniger Yang & Saigusa, 2001[21]
- Diaphorus aptatus Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus argenteotomentosus (Kertész, 1901)[23]
- Diaphorus argentifacies Van Duzee, 1932[24]
- Diaphorus argentipalpis Van Duzee, 1923[25]
- Diaphorus athenae Liu & Yang in Liu, Bian, Zhang & Yang, 2018[26]
- Diaphorus australis Van Duzee, 1915[11]
- Diaphorus baechlii Naglis, 2010[27]
- Diaphorus baheensis Liu, Wang & Yang, 2015[28]
- Diaphorus bakeri Robinson, 1967[29]
- Diaphorus basalis Van Duzee, 1915[11]
- Diaphorus basicinctus Parent, 1941[30]
- Diaphorus basiniger Yang & Grootaert, 1999[10]
- Diaphorus becvari Olejníček, 2005[31]
- Diaphorus bezzii Parent, 1925[32]
- Diaphorus biprojicientis Wei & Song, 2005[33]
- Diaphorus biroi Kertész, 1901[23]
- Diaphorus bisetus Yang & Grootaert, 1999[10]
- Diaphorus blandus Parent, 1934[34]
- Diaphorus brevimanus Van Duzee, 1931[35]
- Diaphorus brevinervis Van Duzee, 1924[36]
- Diaphorus brunneus Loew, 1858[37]
- Diaphorus californicus Van Duzee, 1917[38]
- Diaphorus canus Robinson, 1964[39]
- Diaphorus centriflavus Yang & Grootaert, 1999[10]
- Diaphorus chamaeleon Becker, 1922[40]
- Diaphorus chrysotus Parent, 1928[41]
- Diaphorus cilipes Olejníček, 2005[31]
- Diaphorus cilitibia Parent, 1933[42]
- Diaphorus cinctellus De Meijere, 1910[20]
- Diaphorus coaptatus Parent, 1932[43]
- Diaphorus comiumus Wei & Song, 2005[33]
- Diaphorus communis White, 1916[44]
- Diaphorus condignus Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus connexus Wei & Song, 2005[33]
- Diaphorus consanguineus Harmston & Knowlton, 1963[45]
- Diaphorus contiguus Aldrich, 1896[46]
- Diaphorus costaricensis Parent, 1934[47]
- Diaphorus dasycnemus Loew, 1858[37]
- Diaphorus delegatus Walker, 1856[12]
- Diaphorus deliquescens Loew, 1871[48]
- Diaphorus denticulatus Wei & Song, 2006
- Diaphorus despectus Parent, 1939[49]
- Diaphorus detectus Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus dimidiatus Aldrich, 1896[46]
- Diaphorus dioicus Wei & Song, 2006
- Diaphorus discrepans Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus disjunctus Loew, 1857[50]
- Diaphorus distinctus Parent, 1932[51]
- Diaphorus distinguendus Parent, 1928[41]
- Diaphorus divergens Parent, 1939[49]
- Diaphorus dolichocerus Stackelberg, 1947[52]
- Diaphorus dorsalis Verrall, 1876
- Diaphorus dubius Aldrich, 1896[46]
- Diaphorus dyeri Van Duzee, 1931[6]
- Diaphorus ealensis Parent, 1937[19]
- Diaphorus edwardsi Van Duzee, 1930[53]
- Diaphorus elongatus Yang & Grootaert, 1999[10]
- Diaphorus emeiensis Liu & Yang in Liu, Tang, Liang & Yang, 2017[54]
- Diaphorus exarmatus Parent, 1932[51]
- Diaphorus exunguiculatus Parent, 1925[32]
- Diaphorus exungulatus Parent, 1935[55]
- Diaphorus felinus Parent, 1939[56]
- Diaphorus femoratus Walker, 1852
- †Diaphorus fernandi Meuffels & Grootaert, 1999[57]
- Diaphorus flavipilus Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus fulvifrons Parent, 1939[58]
- Diaphorus funeralis Parent, 1929[59]
- Diaphorus fuscus Van Duzee, 1921[60]
- Diaphorus garnetensis Bickel, 2013[61]
- Diaphorus genuinus Parent, 1927[62]
- Diaphorus gibbosus Van Duzee, 1915[11]
- Diaphorus gracilis Parent, 1929[63]
- Diaphorus graecus Parent, 1932[43]
- Diaphorus gredleri Mik, 1881[64]
- Diaphorus guangdongensis Wang, Yang & Grootaert, 2006[65]
- Diaphorus habilis Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus hadesusi Liu & Yang, 2017[66]
- Diaphorus hainanensis Yang & Saigusa, 2001[67]
- Diaphorus halteralis Loew, 1869[68]
- Diaphorus hebeiensis Yang & Grootaert, 1999[10]
- Diaphorus henanensis Yang & Saigusa, 2000[69]
- Diaphorus hilaris Meuffels & Grootaert, 1985[70]
- Diaphorus hirsutipes Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus hirsutus Van Duzee, 1921[60]
- Diaphorus hoffmannseggi Meigen, 1830
- Diaphorus impiger Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus incumbens (Becker, 1924)
- Diaphorus infumatus Parent, 1933[71]
- Diaphorus inglorius Parent, 1933[72]
- Diaphorus inornatus Van Duzee, 1917[38]
- Diaphorus insufficiens Curran, 1925
- Diaphorus insulanus Van Duzee, 1930[73]
- Diaphorus intactus Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus intermedius Robinson, 1964[39]
- Diaphorus intermixtus Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus iowensis Robinson, 1964[39]
- Diaphorus jacobsi Parent, 1922[74]
- Diaphorus jeanae Hollis, 1964[75]
- Diaphorus jinghongensis Wang, Yang & Grootaert, 2006[65]
- Diaphorus jingpingensis Yang & Saigusa, 2002[21]
- Diaphorus junctus Van Duzee, 1917[38]
- Diaphorus karijini Bickel, 2013[61]
- Diaphorus laffooni Robinson, 1964[39]
- Diaphorus lamellatus Loew, 1864[76]
- Diaphorus lateniger Parent, 1939[58]
- Diaphorus latifacies Van Duzee, 1932[24]
- Diaphorus lautus Loew, 1869[68]
- Diaphorus lavinia Curran, 1926[77]
- Diaphorus lawrencei Curran, 1926[16]
- Diaphorus leigongshanus Wei & Yang, 2007
- Diaphorus lichtwardti Parent, 1925[32]
- Diaphorus lividiventris (Becker, 1924)
- Diaphorus lividus Parent, 1941[30]
- Diaphorus livingstonei Vanschuytbroeck, 1964[78]
- Diaphorus longicornis Olejníček, 2005[31]
- Diaphorus longilamellus Harmston, 1971[79]
- Diaphorus longinervis Van Duzee, 1931[6]
- Diaphorus longiseta Wang, Yang & Grootaert, 2006[65]
- Diaphorus longrenensis Liu, Wang & Yang, 2015[28]
- Diaphorus ludibundis Parent, 1932[51]
- Diaphorus luteipes Parent, 1925[32]
- Diaphorus magnipalpis Van Duzee, 1930[53]
- Diaphorus mandarinus Wiedemann, 1830[80]
- Diaphorus maurus Osten Sacken, 1882[81]
- Diaphorus medusae Liu & Yang in Liu, Bian, Zhang & Yang, 2018[26]
- Diaphorus meijeri Parent, 1933[42]
- Diaphorus melanopterus Selivanova & Negrobov, 2009
- Diaphorus menglunanus Yang & Grootaert, 1999[10]
- Diaphorus mengyanganus Yang & Grootaert, 1999[10]
- Diaphorus merlimontensis Parent, 1922[74]
- Diaphorus millardi Meuffels & Grootaert, 1999[57]
- Diaphorus minor De Meijere, 1916[18]
- Diaphorus minos Liu & Yang in Liu, Zhong, Liang & Yang, 2021[82]
- Diaphorus modestus Parent, 1931[7]
- Diaphorus monyx Meuffels & Grootaert, 1985[70]
- Diaphorus morio De Meijere, 1924[83]
- Diaphorus nanpingensis Yang & Saigusa, 2001[67]
- Diaphorus neimengguensis Liu & Yang in Liu, Bian, Zhang & Yang, 2018[26]
- Diaphorus neotropicus Parent, 1928[41]
- Diaphorus niger Vanschuytbroeck, 1951[84]
- Diaphorus nigerrimus De Meijere, 1913[85]
- Diaphorus nigrescens Aldrich, 1901[86]
- Diaphorus nigribarbatus Parent, 1932[51]
- Diaphorus nigricans Meigen, 1824[1]
- Diaphorus nigrihalteralis Van Duzee, 1931[35]
- Diaphorus nigripedus Liu, Wang & Yang, 2015[28]
- Diaphorus nigripennis Van Duzee, 1932[87]
- Diaphorus nigrotibia Strobl, 1893
- Diaphorus nitidulus Parent, 1927[62]
- Diaphorus nudus Van Duzee, 1917[38]
- Diaphorus obscurus Parent, 1933[71]
- Diaphorus ochripes Becker, 1924[88]
- Diaphorus oculatus (Fallén, 1823)[2]
- Diaphorus oldenbergi Parent, 1925[32]
- Diaphorus ozerovi Selivanova, Negrobov & Maslova, 2011
- Diaphorus parapraestans Dyte, 1980[89]
- Diaphorus parenti Stackelberg, 1928[90]
- Diaphorus parmatus Van Duzee, 1915[11]
- Diaphorus parthenus (Hardy & Kohn, 1964)[91]
- Diaphorus pauperculus Parent, 1935[92]
- Diaphorus pilitibius Negrobov & Maslova, 2005[93]
- Diaphorus pilosus Parent, 1932[51]
- Diaphorus plumicornis De Meijere, 1913[85]
- Diaphorus pollinosus De Meijere, 1910[20]
- Diaphorus praeustus Meuffels & Grootaert, 1985[70]
- Diaphorus protervus Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus pruinosus Parent, 1930[14]
- Diaphorus pseudopacus Robinson, 1964[39]
- Diaphorus pulvillatus Meuffels & Grootaert, 1985[70]
- Diaphorus pusio De Meijere, 1916[18]
- Diaphorus putatus Parent, 1925[32]
- Diaphorus qingchengshanus Yang & Grootaert, 1999[10]
- Diaphorus qinlingensis Yang & Saigusa, 2005[94]
- Diaphorus quadridentatus Yang & Saigusa, 2000[69]
- Diaphorus remulus Van Duzee, 1915[11]
- Diaphorus repletus Parent, 1928[41]
- Diaphorus resumens Walker, 1858
- Diaphorus rita Curran, 1926[16]
- Diaphorus robinsoni Runyon, 2020[95]
- Diaphorus rostratus (Bigot, 1890)[96]
- Diaphorus ruiliensis Wang, Yang & Grootaert, 2006[65]
- Diaphorus salticus Yang & Saigusa, 2002[21]
- Diaphorus sanguensis Hollis, 1964[75]
- Diaphorus satellus Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus schoutedeni Curran, 1925
- Diaphorus secundus Becker, 1922[40]
- Diaphorus sequens Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus serenus Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus setifer De Meijere, 1916[18]
- Diaphorus setosus White, 1916[44]
- Diaphorus seyrigi Parent, 1934[34]
- Diaphorus shaanxiensis Liu & Yang in Liu, Bian, Zhang & Yang, 2018[26]
- Diaphorus siamensis Parent, 1935[92]
- Diaphorus similis Van Duzee, 1915[11]
- Diaphorus simulans Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus slossonae Van Duzee, 1932[24]
- Diaphorus snowi Van Duzee, 1917[38]
- Diaphorus sparsus Van Duzee, 1917[38]
- Diaphorus spinitalus Van Duzee, 1923[97]
- Diaphorus stylifer Parent, 1933[71]
- Diaphorus suae Liu & Yang in Liu, Tang, Liang & Yang, 2017[54]
- Diaphorus subjacobsi Negrobov, 2005[98]
- Diaphorus sublautus Negrobov, 2007[99]
- Diaphorus submixtus Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus subsejunctus Loew, 1866
- Diaphorus tadzhikorum Negrobov & Grichanov, 2005[100]
- Diaphorus tangens Parent, 1935[55]
- Diaphorus tenebricoflavus Liu & Yang in Liu, Tang, Liang & Yang, 2017[54]
- Diaphorus tenuipes Parent, 1929[59]
- †Diaphorus tertiarius Meunier, 1907
- Diaphorus tetrachaetus Parent, 1933[71]
- Diaphorus texanus Van Duzee, 1932[24]
- Diaphorus translucens De Meijere, 1916[18]
- Diaphorus triangulatus Yang & Saigusa, 2002[21]
- Diaphorus tridentatus Yang & Saigusa, 2000[69]
- Diaphorus tristis (Loew, 1858)
- Diaphorus trivittatus Van Duzee, 1915[11]
- Diaphorus ultimus Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus unguiculatus Parent, 1925[32]
- Diaphorus unicolor Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus ussuriensis Stackelberg, 1928[90]
- Diaphorus vagans Becker, 1922[22]
- Diaphorus varifrons Becker, 1918[101]
- Diaphorus varipes Van Duzee, 1929[102]
- Diaphorus varitibia Parent, 1932[51]
- Diaphorus ventralis Van Duzee, 1915[11]
- †Diaphorus venustus (Meunier, 1907)
- Diaphorus versicolor Van Duzee, 1932[24]
- Diaphorus viduus Parent, 1930[14]
- Diaphorus virescens Thomson, 1869[103]
- Diaphorus vitripennis Loew, 1859
- Diaphorus vulsus Van Duzee, 1917[38]
- Diaphorus walkeri Parent, 1934[104]
- Diaphorus winthemi Meigen, 1824[1]
- Diaphorus wonosobensis De Meijere, 1916[18]
- Diaphorus xizangensis Yang & Grootaert, 1999[10]
- Diaphorus zlobini Negrobov & Dukhanina, 1987[105]
Unrecognised species:
- Diaphorus concinnarius (Say, 1829)
- Diaphorus cyanocephalus Meigen, 1824[1] (= Brachypus coeruleocephalus Megerle (nomen nudum))
- Diaphorus proveniens (Walker, 1859)
The following species are synonyms or have been moved to other genera:
- Diaphorus amicus Parent, 1931:[106] Moved to Chrysotus[107]
- Diaphorus angustifrons Robinson, 1975:[108] Moved to Chrysotus
- Diaphorus bimaculatus Macquart, 1827: synonym of D. oculatus (Fallén, 1823)[2]
- Diaphorus ciliatus Becker, 1922:[40] Moved to Chrysotus[107]
- Diaphorus consimilis Parent, 1937:[19] synonym of D. nigricans Meigen, 1824
- Diaphorus flavipes Aldrich, 1896:[46] moved to Chrysotus[95]
- Diaphorus flavocinctus Meigen, 1824:[1] synonym of D. oculatus (Fallén, 1823)[2]
- Diaphorus hamatus Parent, 1931:[106] Moved to Chrysotus[107]
- Diaphorus inversus Curran, 1924:[109] Synonym of D. dasycnemus Loew, 1858
- Diaphorus latifrons Loew, 1857:[50] Moved to Asyndetus
- Diaphorus leucostoma Loew, 1861: Moved to Chrysotus
- Diaphorus lugubris Loew, 1857:[50] synonym of D. nigricans Meigen, 1824 (?)
- Diaphorus luteipalpus Parent, 1929:[59] Moved to Chrysotus[107]
- Diaphorus maculatus (Parent, 1930):[110] Moved to Chrysotus
- Diaphorus maculipennis Robinson, 1970:[111] Synonym of Chrysotus maculatus (Parent, 1934)
- Diaphorus mediotinctus Becker, 1922:[40] Moved to Chrysotus[107]
- Diaphorus minimus Meigen, 1830: Synonym of Chrysotus gramineus (Fallén, 1823)[2]
- Diaphorus mundus Loew, 1861: Moved to Chrysotus
- Diaphorus munroi Curran, 1926:[16] Moved to Trigonocera
- Diaphorus oblongus Parent, 1928:[41] Moved to Chrysotus
- Diaphorus parvulus Aldrich, 1896:[46] moved to Chrysotus[95]
- Diaphorus propinquus Becker, 1922:[40] Moved to Chrysotus[107]
- Diaphorus robustus Robinson, 1975:[108] Moved to Chrysotus
- Diaphorus rutshuruensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1951:[84] Synonym of D. niger Vanschuytbroeck, 1951
- Diaphorus superbiens Parent, 1931:[106] Synonym of Chrysotus ciliatus (Becker, 1922)[107]
- Diaphorus upembaensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1952:[112] Synonym of D. insufficiens Curran, 1925
- Diaphorus vicinus Becker, 1922:[40] Moved to Chrysotus[107]
- Diaphorus vittatus Van Duzee, 1915: Synonym of Chrysotus leucostoma (Loew, 1861)
- Diaphorus wirthi Robinson, 1975:[108] Moved to Chrysotus
The following species were renamed:
- †Dolichopus soccatus Meunier, 1899, nec Walker, 1849: renamed to D. fernandi Meuffels & Grootaert, 1999
The following species are considered nomina nuda:
- †Diaphorus modestus Keilbach, 1982 (also preoccupied by D. modestus Parent, 1931)