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Bana (fly)
''Bana'' is a genus 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 ..., found in southern Africa. There are at least two described species in ''Bana''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Bana'': * '' Bana apicida'' Londt, 1992 * '' Bana madiba'' Londt, 2013 References Further reading * 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] |
Bana Apicida
Bana may refer to: Languages * Bana language of northern Cameroon * Pa Na language of China * Phanaʼ language of Laos People * The Bana people of West Africa * Bana (singer), balladeer from Cape Verde * Banasura, an asura in Hindu mythology * Bāṇabhaṭṭa, 7th-century Indian writer * Bana, Burkina Faso, one of the 10 communes of the Balé Province of Burkina Faso * Eric Bana (born 1968), Australian actor and comedian * Bana, slayer of St. Juthwara * Framji Cowasji Banaji (1767–1851), Indian developer of Bombay * Mahzarin Banaji (born 1956), Indian-American psychologist Places * Bana, Guinea * Bana, Rajasthan, in India * Bana, Hungary, a village * Bana, Cameroon, a village * Bana, Niger, a commune and village * Bana Cathedral, a ruined medieval Christian cathedral in northeastern Turkey * Bana Kingdom, an ancient dynasty of South India * Bana Rural LLG, an administrative division of Papua New Guinea Other * Basic analog loop, a type of leased telecommunications line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bana Madiba
Bana may refer to: Languages * Bana language of northern Cameroon * Pa Na language of China * Phanaʼ language of Laos People * The Bana people of West Africa * Bana (singer), balladeer from Cape Verde * Banasura, an asura in Hindu mythology * Bāṇabhaṭṭa, 7th-century Indian writer * Bana, Burkina Faso, one of the 10 communes of the Balé Province of Burkina Faso * Eric Bana (born 1968), Australian actor and comedian * Bana, slayer of St. Juthwara * Framji Cowasji Banaji (1767–1851), Indian developer of Bombay * Mahzarin Banaji (born 1956), Indian-American psychologist Places * Bana, Guinea * Bana, Rajasthan, in India * Bana, Hungary, a village * Bana, Cameroon, a village * Bana, Niger, a commune and village * Bana Cathedral, a ruined medieval Christian cathedral in northeastern Turkey * Bana Kingdom, an ancient dynasty of South India * Bana Rural LLG, an administrative division of Papua New Guinea Other * Basic analog loop, a type of leased telecommunications line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
