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Alvarenga (fly)
''Alvarenga'' is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least two described species in ''Alvarenga''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Alvarenga'': * '' Alvarenga icarius'' Carrera, 1960 * '' Alvarenga matilei'' Papavero, 1971 c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * * * External links * * Asilidae genera {{Asilidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asilidae
The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and, as a rule, they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight. Overview The Asilidae are a family in the order Diptera, the true flies. The common name for members of the family is the robber flies. The Asilidae are cosmopolitan, with over 7000 described species. Latreille was the authority for establishing the family in 1802. The Asilidae, together with Bombyliidae and Therevidae, are the most representative families of the superfamily of Asiloidea and they form one of the most characteristic groups of the lower Brachycera. Robber flies have stout, spiny legs and three simple eyes (ocelli) in a characteristic depression on the tops of their head between their two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarenga Icarius
Alvarenga may refer to: People with the surname *Alvarenga Peixoto (1744–1793), pen name Eureste Fenício, colonial Brazilian neoclassic poet and lawyer *Abraham Alvarenga Urbina (born 1974), Honduran lawyer and politician * Carlos Alvarenga (born 1982), Paraguayan footballer * Cesar Diaz Alvarenga (fl. 1998–2009), rapper with hip-hop group Pescozada * Fabricio Alvarenga (born 1996), Argentine footballer * Fernanda Alvarenga (born 1986), Brazilian competitive swimmer *Guido Alvarenga (born 1970), nicknamed El Mago, Paraguayan football player * Herculano Marcos Ferraz de Alvarenga (born 1947), Brazilian scientist *José Salvador Alvarenga (born 1975), Salvadoran fisherman and castaway *Manuel Inácio da Silva Alvarenga (1749–1814), Brazilian poet *Mauricio Alvarenga (born 1951), nicknamed Tarzan, Salvadoran footballer *Reiver Alvarenga (born 1978), Venezuelan judoka *Sandra Alvarenga (fl. 2009–2010), drummer with rock band Black Veil Brides Places *Alvarenga, Minas Gerais, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarenga Matilei
Alvarenga may refer to: People with the surname *Alvarenga Peixoto (1744–1793), pen name Eureste Fenício, colonial Brazilian neoclassic poet and lawyer *Abraham Alvarenga Urbina (born 1974), Honduran lawyer and politician * Carlos Alvarenga (born 1982), Paraguayan footballer * Cesar Diaz Alvarenga (fl. 1998–2009), rapper with hip-hop group Pescozada * Fabricio Alvarenga (born 1996), Argentine footballer * Fernanda Alvarenga (born 1986), Brazilian competitive swimmer *Guido Alvarenga (born 1970), nicknamed El Mago, Paraguayan football player * Herculano Marcos Ferraz de Alvarenga (born 1947), Brazilian scientist *José Salvador Alvarenga (born 1975), Salvadoran fisherman and castaway *Manuel Inácio da Silva Alvarenga (1749–1814), Brazilian poet *Mauricio Alvarenga (born 1951), nicknamed Tarzan, Salvadoran footballer *Reiver Alvarenga (born 1978), Venezuelan judoka *Sandra Alvarenga (fl. 2009–2010), drummer with rock band Black Veil Brides Places *Alvarenga, Minas Gerais, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
