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Cordilura Picticornis
''Cordilura'' is a genus of dung fly, dung flies in the family Scathophagidae. There are more than 90 described species in ''Cordilura''. Species These 97 species belong to the genus ''Cordilura'': * ''Cordilura aberrans'' (Becker, 1894) * ''Cordilura adrogans'' Cresson, 1918 * ''Cordilura aea'' (Walker, 1849) * ''Cordilura aemula'' (Collin, 1958) * ''Cordilura alberta'' (Curran, 1927) * ''Cordilura albicoxa'' James, 1955 * ''Cordilura albipes'' Fallen, 1819 * ''Cordilura albofasciata'' (Gimmerthal, 1846) * ''Cordilura amurensis'' Ozerov, 2007 * ''Cordilura angustifrons'' Loew, 1863 * ''Cordilura aricioides'' (Zetterstedt, 1855) * ''Cordilura atrata'' Zetterstedt, 1846 * ''Cordilura atripennis'' James, 1955 * ''Cordilura banski'' (Malloch, 1923) * ''Cordilura bezzii'' (Sack, 1937) * ''Cordilura bicoloripes'' Ozerov, 1997 * ''Cordilura carbonaria'' (Walker, 1849) * ''Cordilura ciliata'' (Meigen, 1826) * ''Cordilura ciliatipes'' James, 1955 * ''Cordilura confusa'' Loew, 1863 * ''Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dung Fly
The Scathophagidae are a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus ''Scathophaga'' which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The name probably derives from the yellow dung fly (''Scathophaga stercoraria''), which is one of the most abundant and ubiquitous flies in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Description For terms, see Morphology of Diptera. The Scathophagidae are medium-sized or quite small flies with a body length of 3.0 to 12.0 mm. The body is slender, especially in males, usually with an elongated, cylindrical abdomen. Many scathophagids appear more robust, however, due to a dense pubescence. Body colour body ranges from yellow to black; some species are glossy, but never with a metallic gloss. Some species are bicolored. The eyes are wide-set on the frons in males and females. The bristles on the head, thorax, and legs are well developed. The occip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
