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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] |
Hyperechia Marshalli
''Hyperechia'' is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. They appear large, stout and with legs covered in bristles and appear like carpenter bees in the genus ''Xylocopa'' and the resemblance is considered as a case of aggressive mimicry, providing protection from predators. The larvae of the fly feed on the larvae of ''Xylocopa'' within their cavity nests in wood. They are mainly found in the African and Madagascan region with about 15 species and two species in Asia. Taxonomic description These robberflies are large with a broad abdomen, with long and dense hairs on the femora, tibiae and basal tarsus segments of the leg. The head is wide. The wing is broad at the base and tapered at the tip. The body is 22 to 35 mm long. The palps have the second segment large, thin and leaflike with bristles on the top. The antennae have a stout basal segment that is longer than the next which is knob-like at the distal end. The third antennal segment is elongated and slender wideni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robber Fly
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 la ... [...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] |
Afromosia
''Afromosia barkemeyeri'' is a species of robber fly (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 ...), the sole member of the genus ''Afromosia''. The specific epithet honours Dr Werner Barkemeyer. References Asilidae Insects described in 2015 {{Asilidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Montgomery Hull
Frank Montgomery Hull (November 3, 1901 – 1982) was an American naturalist who specialized in entomology, especially Diptera. Works * * * * References American entomologists 1982 deaths 1901 births People from Coahoma, Mississippi Dipterists Mississippi State University alumni University of Mississippi faculty Texas A&M University faculty New Mexico State University faculty Ohio State University alumni Harvard University alumni Scientists from Mississippi 20th-century American zoologists {{US-entomologist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignaz Rudolph Schiner
Ignaz Rudolf Schiner (April 17, 1813 – July 6, 1873) was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Diptera. Schiner was born in , Horn and died in Vienna. He was a ministerial secretary in Vienna His most significant publications are: * ''Fauna Austriaca. Die Fliegen (Diptera). Nach der analytischen Methode bearbeitet'' 1862–1864. *As editor ''Catalogus systematicus dipterorum Europae. W.M.W. Impensis: Societatis Zoologico-Botanicae'' 1864. Schiner's collections are in the Naturhistorisches Museum The Natural History Museum Vienna (german: Naturhistorisches Museum Wien) is a large natural history museum located in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the most important natural history museums worldwide. The NHM Vienna is one of the largest museum ... in Vienna. References *Frauenfeld, von 1873 chiner, I. R. ''Verh. k.-k. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien'', Sitzungsber., Wien 23: 465-468. *Musgrave, A. 1932 ''Bibliography of Australian Entomology'' 1775–1930. Sydney, 280 *Osten-Sacken, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atoniomyia
''Atoniomyia'' 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 .... Species *'' Atoniomyia albifacies'' *'' Atoniomyia ancylocera'' *'' Atoniomyia brevistylata'' *'' Atoniomyia duncani'' *'' Atoniomyia fulvipes'' *'' Atoniomyia grossa'' *'' Atoniomyia hispidella'' *'' Atoniomyia laterepunctata'' *'' Atoniomyia mikii'' *'' Atoniomyia mollis'' *'' Atoniomyia pinguis'' *'' Atoniomyia scalarata'' *'' Atoniomyia setigera'' *'' Atoniomyia viduata'' References Further reading * * * Asilidae genera Articles created by Qbugbot {{Asilidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart (8 April 1778 – 25 November 1855) was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species. Biography Early years Macquart was born in Hazebrouck, France, in 1778 and died in Lille in 1855. He was interested in natural history from an early age due to his older brother who was an ornithologist and a Fellow of the Société de Sciences de l’Agriculture et des Arts de la Ville de Lille and whose bird collection became the foundation of the societies museum, the Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Lille. A second brother founded a botanic garden with a collection of over 3000 species of plants. Macquart, too became interested in natural history. In 1796 he joined the staff of General Armand Samuel then campaigning in the French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1796, Revolutionary Wars. He was a secretary and draftsman. The general staff was stationed in Schwetzingen, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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