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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] |
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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 l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laphriinae
Laphriinae is a subfamily of robber fly, robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 110 genera and 1,000 described species in Laphriinae. Larvae of the genus ''Hyperechia'' are known to grow inside the cells of ''Carpenter bee, Xylocopa'' bees, feeding on their larvae. Laphriinae genera Genera in the subfamily include: *''Acrochordomerus'' Hermann, 1920 *''Adelodus'' Hermann, 1912 *''Afromelittodes'' Harold Oldroyd, Oldroyd and Bruggen, 1963 *''Afromosia'' Londt, 2015 *''Amathomyia'' Hermann, 1912 *''Andrenosoma'' Camillo Rondani, Rondani, 1856 *''Anoplothyrea'' Johannes C. H. de Meijere, Meijere, 1914 *''Anypodetus'' Hermann, 1908 *''Aphestia'' Ignaz Rudolph Schiner, Schiner, 1866 *''Aphistina'' Harold Oldroyd, Oldroyd, 1972 *''Aphractia'' Artigas and Papavero and Serra, 1991 *''Apoxyria'' Ignaz Rudolph Schiner, Schiner, 1866 *''Atomosia'' Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart, Macquart, 1838 *''Atoniomyia'' Hermann, 1912 *''Atractia'' Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart, Macquar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenopogoninae
Stenopogoninae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 70 genera and 740 described species in Stenopogoninae. Genera These 76 genera belong to the subfamily Stenopogoninae: * '' Afroscleropogon'' Londt, 1999 * '' Anarolius'' Loew, 1844 * '' Anasillomos'' Londt, 1983 * '' Ancylorhynchus'' Berthold in Latreille, 1827 * ''Anisopogon'' Roeder, 1881 * '' Araujoa'' Artigas and Papavero, 1991 * '' Archilestroides'' Artigas and Papavero, 1991 * '' Argyrochira'' Richter, 1968 * '' Astylopogon'' Meijere, 1913 * '' Aymarasilus'' Artigas, 1974 * '' Backomyia'' Wilcox and Martin, 1957 * '' Bana'' Londt, 1992 * ''Callinicus'' Loew, 1872 * '' Connomyia'' Londt, 1992 * '' Corymyia'' Londt, 1994 * '' Creolestes'' Hull, 1962 * '' Crobilocerus'' Loew, 1847 * '' Cylicomera'' Lynch Arribálzaga, 1881 * '' Cystoprosopa'' Hull, 1962 * '' Danomyia'' Londt, 1993 * '' Dapsilochaetus'' Hull, 1962 * '' Daspletis'' Loew, 1859 * '' Dasypecus'' Philippi, 1865 * '' Dicranus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptogastrinae
Leptogastrinae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 450 described species in Leptogastrinae. Genera * '' Acronyches'' Williston, 1908 * '' Ammophilomima'' Enderlein, 1914 * ''Apachekolos'' Martin, 1957 * '' Beameromyia'' Martin, 1957 * '' Eurhabdus'' Aldrich, 1923 * '' Euscelidia'' Westwood, 1850 * '' Lagynogaster'' Hermann, 1917 * '' Lasiocnemus'' Loew, 1851 * ''Leptogaster'' Meigen, 1803 * '' Leptopteromyia'' Williston, 1907 * '' Lobus'' Martin, 1972 * '' Mesoleptogaster'' Frey, 1937 * '' Ophionomima'' Enderlein, 1914 * ''Psilonyx'' Aldrich, 1923 * '' Schildia'' Aldrich, 1923 * '' Sinopsilonyx'' Hsia, 1949 * '' Systologaster'' Papavero, 2009 * ''Tipulogaster ''Tipulogaster'' is a genus of robber flies (insects in the family Asilidae). There are at least two described species in ''Tipulogaster''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Tipulogaster'': * '' Tipulogaster glabrata'' (Wiedemann, 1 ...'' Cockerell, 1913 * † '' Creta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stichopogoninae
Stichopogoninae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family 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 pre .... There are about 14 genera and at least 230 described species in Stichopogoninae. Genera These 14 genera belong to the subfamily Stichopogoninae: * '' Afganopogon'' Hradsky, 1962 * '' Argyropogon'' Artigas and Papavero, 1990 * '' Clinopogon'' Bezzi, 1910 * '' Dichropogon'' Bezzi, 1910 * '' Eremodromus'' Zimin, 1928 * '' Lasiopogon'' Loew, 1847 * '' Lissoteles'' Bezzi, 1910 * '' Nanoculcita'' Londt and Copeland, 2017 * '' Rhadinus'' Loew, 1856 * '' Stackelberginia'' Lehr, 1964 * '' Stichopogon'' Loew, 1847 * '' Townsendia'' Williston, 1895 * '' Turkmenomyia'' Paramonov, 1930 * † '' Burmapogon'' Dikow and Grimaldi, 2014 References Further reading * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre André Latreille
Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare beetle species he found in the prison, ''Necrobia ruficollis''. He published his first important work in 1796 (), and was eventually employed by the . His foresighted work on arthropod systematics and taxonomy gained him respect and accolades, including being asked to write the volume on arthropods for George Cuvier's monumental work, , the only part not by Cuvier himself. Latreille was considered the foremost entomologist of his time, and was described by one of his pupils as "the prince of entomologists". Biography Early life Pierre André Latreille was born on 29 November 1762 in the town of Brive, then in the province of Limousin, as the illegitimate child of Jean Joseph Sahuguet d'Amarzit, général ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmopolitan Distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The extreme opposite of a cosmopolitan species is an endemic one, being found only in a single geographical location. Qualification The caveat “in appropriate habitat” is used to qualify the term "cosmopolitan distribution", excluding in most instances polar regions, extreme altitudes, oceans, deserts, or small, isolated islands. For example, the housefly is highly cosmopolitan, yet is neither oceanic nor polar in its distribution. Related terms and concepts The term pandemism also is in use, but not all authors are consistent in the sense in which they use the term; some speak of pandemism mainly in referring to diseases and pandemics, and some as a term intermediate between endemism and cosmopolitanism, in effect regarding pandemism as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombyliidae
The Bombyliidae are a family of flies, commonly known as bee flies. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators. Larvae are mostly parasitoids of other insects. Overview The Bombyliidae are a large family of flies comprising hundreds of genera, but the life cycles of most species are known poorly, or not at all. They range in size from very small (2 mm in length) to very large for flies (wingspan of some 40 mm).Hull, Frank Montgomery, Bee flies of the world: the genera of the family Bombyliidae Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press 1973 . Downloadable from: https://archive.org/details/beefliesofworl2861973hull When at rest, many species hold their wings at a characteristic "swept back" angle. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators, often with spectacularly long proboscises adapted to plants such as ''Lapeirousia'' species with very long, narrow floral tubes. Unlike butterflies, bee flies hold t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Therevidae
The Therevidae are a family of flies of the superfamily Asiloidea commonly known as stiletto flies. The family contains about 1,600 described species worldwide, most diverse in arid and semiarid regions with sandy soils. The larvae are predators of insect larvae in soil. Description Adult Therevidae are small- to medium-sized with a body length of 2.4 to 18 mm and a hairy integument. The coloration ranges from shades of yellow to black, but commonly the background colour is masked by the tomentum. The compound eyes are generally larger in males, which in many species are actually holoptic. Females have well-developed compound eyes, but are clearly dichoptic. There are three ocelli. The antennae are relatively short. The scape is elongated, the pedicel very short, and the first flagellomere is conical and elongated, the apex bearing a compound stylus with one to three segments. The scape and pedicel are pubescent; In contrast to the related and confusingly similar family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachycera
The Brachycera are a suborder of the order Diptera. It is a major suborder consisting of around 120 families. Their most distinguishing characteristic is reduced antenna segmentation. Description A summary of the main physical characteristics is: * Antenna size (with eight or fewer flagellomeres) is reduced. * The maxillary palp (an elongated appendage near the mouth) has two segments or fewer. * The back portions of the larval head capsule extend into the prothorax (the anterior part of the thorax, which bears the first pair of legs). * Two distinct parts make up of the larval mandible (lower jaw). * The epandrium and hypandrium of the genitalia are separated in males. * No premandible is present on the lower surface of the labrum (the roof of the mouth). * The configuration of the CuA2 and A1 wing veins is distinct. Brachyceran flies can also be distinguished through behavior. Many of the species are predators or scavengers. Classification The structure of subgroups wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asiloidea
The Asiloidea comprise a very large superfamily insects in the order Diptera, the true flies. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring worldwide. It includes the family Bombyliidae, the bee flies, which are parasitoids, and the Asilidae, the robber flies, which are predators of other insects. Description Adult Asiloidea are large and showy flies in terms of general appearance. They can be recognised by the following features: antenna with no more than 4 flagellomeres, leg empodium usually setiform or absent; wing with cell cup elongate and vein CuA2 ending freely on the wing margin or meeting with vein A1 at or near the wing margin. In families Mydidae, Apioceridae, and Asilidae, the head is at least slightly concave between the eyes and the ocelli, and both sexes are dichoptic (with a clear separation between the eyes). In Therevidae, Apsilocephalidae, and Scenopinidae, the males are usually holoptic (eyes meet at top of head). Known larvae of this superfamily have p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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