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Clogmia Poncianicola
''Clogmia'' is a genus of drain flies in the subfamily Psychodinae. Species *''Clogmia albipunctata'' ( Williston, 1893) *''Clogmia bidentata'' Ježek, 2004 *''Clogmia caboverdeana'' (Ježek & Harten, 1996) *''Clogmia fuscipennis ''Clogmia'' is a genus of drain flies in the subfamily Psychodinae. Species *''Clogmia albipunctata'' ( Williston, 1893) *''Clogmia bidentata'' Ježek, 2004 *''Clogmia caboverdeana ''Clogmia'' is a genus of drain flies in the subfamily Psycho ...'' ( Tonnoir, 1920) *'' Clogmia poncianicola'' (Satchell, 1953) References Psychodidae Psychodomorpha genera Taxa named by Günther Enderlein {{Psychodomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clogmia Albipunctata
''Clogmia albipunctata'' is a species of drain fly, a member of the family Psychodidae commonly known as the bathroom moth midge, bathroom moth fly or drain fly. Distribution This very common species has a worldwide distribution in tropical and temperate areas and is often associated with humans. The species can be found near sewer drains, sewage treatment plants, plant pots, swamps and any other shaded place containing decaying, moist organic matter. The species is a common pest around household drains, but the larvae have an important role in sewage treatment. Description ''Clogmia albipunctata'' adults have broad wings covered with brownish and blackish hairs. There is a tuft of blackish hair near each wing vein fork and a tuft of white hair at the ends of most veins (i.e. each wing has a pair of black spots near the middle and several white spots along the edge). The thorax and abdomen are covered in gray/brownish-gray hairs. There is a pair of antennae which are longe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günther Enderlein
Günther Enderlein (7 July 1872 – 11 August 1968) was a German zoologist, entomologist, microbiologist, researcher, physician for 60 years, and later a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products. Enderlein received international renown for his insect research, and in Germany became famous due to his concept of the pleomorphism of microorganisms and his hypotheses about the origins of cancer, based on the work of other scientists. His hypotheses about pleomorphism and cancer have now been disproved by science and have only some historical importance today . Some of his concepts, however, are still popular in alternative medicine. A blood test is named after him: ''dark field microscopy according to Enderlein''. Life Enderlein was born in Leipzig, the son of a teacher. He studied in Leipzig and Berlin and got his PhD in 1898 as a zoologist. He became professor in 1924. First he worked as assistant at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, and went later to Stettin, now Szczecin in Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drain Flies
Psychodidae, called drain flies, sink flies, filter flies, sewer flies, or sewer gnats, is a family of true flies. Some genera have short, hairy bodies and wings giving them a "furry" moth-like appearance, hence one of their common names, moth flies. Members of the sub-family Phlebotominae which are hematophagous (feed on blood) may be called sand flies in some countries, although this term is also used for other unrelated flies. There are more than 2,600 described species worldwide, most of them native to the humid tropics. This makes them one of the most diverse families of their order. Drain flies sometimes inhabit plumbing drains and sewage systems, where they are harmless, but may be a persistent annoyance. Life cycle The larvae of the subfamilies Psychodinae, Sycoracinae and Horaiellinae live in aquatic to semi-terrestrial or sludge-based habitats, including bathroom sinks, where they feed on bacteria and can become problematic. The larvae of the most commonly encou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychodinae
The Psychodinae are the nominate subfamily of moth flies (Psychodidae), also known as drain flies. Like most of their relatives, they are usually found in damp habitats; some occur in caves. The small larvae are aquatic or semi-terrestrial; the adults are winged and capable of flight. Psychodinae are found worldwide, including some subantarctic islands. Description Adult Psychodinae are small flies that do not exceed 5-6 mm in length. Their body, legs and wings are covered in many setae which (in males) are often pigmented, resulting in colour patterns. Their eyes are usually reniform and connected dorsomedially by an eye-bridge. The antennae each consist of a scape, pedicel and 12-14 flagellomeres, and each flagellomere has one or more ascoids of variable shape. The wings are ovate in shape with 9-10 longitudinal veins and almost no crossveins. Species of Psychodinae often look similar, only being distinguishable by the shape of the male genitalia. Larval Psychodinae are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Wendell Williston
Samuel Wendell Williston (July 10, 1852 – August 30, 1918) was an American educator, entomologist, and paleontologist who was the first to propose that birds developed flight cursorially (by running), rather than arboreally (by leaping from tree to tree). He was a specialist on the flies, Diptera. He is remembered for Williston's law, which states that parts in an organism, such as arthropod limbs, become reduced in number and specialized in function through evolutionary history. Early life Williston was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Samuel Williston and Jane A. Williston née Turner. As a young child, Williston's family travelled to Kansas Territory in 1857 under the auspices of the New England Emigrant Aid Company to help fight the extension of slavery. He was raised in Manhattan, Kansas, attended public high school there, and graduated from Kansas State Agricultural College (now Kansas State University) in 1872, afterwards receiving a Master of Arts from that instituti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clogmia Bidentata
''Clogmia'' is a genus of drain flies in the subfamily Psychodinae. Species *''Clogmia albipunctata'' (Samuel Wendell Williston, Williston, 1893) *''Clogmia bidentata'' Ježek, 2004 *''Clogmia caboverdeana'' (Ježek & Harten, 1996) *''Clogmia fuscipennis'' (André Léon Tonnoir, Tonnoir, 1920) *''Clogmia poncianicola'' (Satchell, 1953) References Psychodidae Psychodomorpha genera Taxa named by Günther Enderlein {{Psychodomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clogmia Caboverdeana
''Clogmia'' is a genus of drain flies in the subfamily Psychodinae. Species *''Clogmia albipunctata'' ( Williston, 1893) *''Clogmia bidentata ''Clogmia'' is a genus of drain flies in the subfamily Psychodinae. Species *''Clogmia albipunctata'' (Samuel Wendell Williston, Williston, 1893) *''Clogmia bidentata'' Ježek, 2004 *''Clogmia caboverdeana'' (Ježek & Harten, 1996) *''Clogmia fu ...'' Ježek, 2004 *'' Clogmia caboverdeana'' (Ježek & Harten, 1996) *'' Clogmia fuscipennis'' ( Tonnoir, 1920) *'' Clogmia poncianicola'' (Satchell, 1953) References Psychodidae Psychodomorpha genera Taxa named by Günther Enderlein {{Psychodomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clogmia Fuscipennis
''Clogmia'' is a genus of drain flies in the subfamily Psychodinae. Species *''Clogmia albipunctata'' ( Williston, 1893) *''Clogmia bidentata'' Ježek, 2004 *''Clogmia caboverdeana ''Clogmia'' is a genus of drain flies in the subfamily Psychodinae. Species *''Clogmia albipunctata'' ( Williston, 1893) *''Clogmia bidentata ''Clogmia'' is a genus of drain flies in the subfamily Psychodinae. Species *''Clogmia albipunctata ...'' (Ježek & Harten, 1996) *'' Clogmia fuscipennis'' ( Tonnoir, 1920) *'' Clogmia poncianicola'' (Satchell, 1953) References Psychodidae Psychodomorpha genera Taxa named by Günther Enderlein {{Psychodomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Léon Tonnoir
André Léon Tonnoir (9 April 1885 – 30 January 1940), was a Belgian entomologist. Born in Brussels, Tonnoir studied engineering followed by radiology at university. He worked as a technician during World War I, and after the war had ended he worked with the entomology staff at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels. Tonnoir focused in the area of Diptera and worked for the museum until 1921. He was then persuaded by Robert Tillyard to visit Australia for entomology work there. Soon afterwards, he left for Nelson in New Zealand to do research for the Cawthron Institute until 1924. In the same year, he moved to Christchurch for two new roles; curator at the Canterbury Museum and lecturer at Canterbury College. In 1926, he went back to work for three years at the Cawthron Institute as part of their noxious weeds programme. He eventually went back to Australia, working in Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clogmia Poncianicola
''Clogmia'' is a genus of drain flies in the subfamily Psychodinae. Species *''Clogmia albipunctata'' ( Williston, 1893) *''Clogmia bidentata'' Ježek, 2004 *''Clogmia caboverdeana'' (Ježek & Harten, 1996) *''Clogmia fuscipennis ''Clogmia'' is a genus of drain flies in the subfamily Psychodinae. Species *''Clogmia albipunctata'' ( Williston, 1893) *''Clogmia bidentata'' Ježek, 2004 *''Clogmia caboverdeana ''Clogmia'' is a genus of drain flies in the subfamily Psycho ...'' ( Tonnoir, 1920) *'' Clogmia poncianicola'' (Satchell, 1953) References Psychodidae Psychodomorpha genera Taxa named by Günther Enderlein {{Psychodomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychodidae
Psychodidae, called drain flies, sink flies, filter flies, sewer flies, or sewer gnats, is a family of true flies. Some genera have short, hairy bodies and wings giving them a "furry" moth-like appearance, hence one of their common names, moth flies. Members of the sub-family Phlebotominae which are hematophagous (feed on blood) may be called sand flies in some countries, although this term is also used for other unrelated flies. There are more than 2,600 described species worldwide, most of them native to the humid tropics. This makes them one of the most diverse families of their order. Drain flies sometimes inhabit plumbing drains and sewage systems, where they are harmless, but may be a persistent annoyance. Life cycle The larvae of the subfamilies Psychodinae, Sycoracinae and Horaiellinae live in aquatic to semi-terrestrial or sludge-based habitats, including bathroom sinks, where they feed on bacteria and can become problematic. The larvae of the most commonly encou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
