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Dilophus Goldenrod
''Dilophus'' is a genus of March flies in the family Bibionidae Bibionidae (March flies) is a family of flies (Diptera) containing approximately 650–700 species worldwide. Adults are nectar feeders and emerge in numbers in spring. Because of the likelihood of adults flies being found ''in copula'', they h .... There are at least 200 described species in ''Dilophus''. Species found in Europe *'' Dilophus antipedalis'' *'' Dilophus beckeri'' *'' Dilophus bispinosus'' *'' Dilophus borealis'' *'' Dilophus febrilis'' *'' Dilophus femoratus'' *'' Dilophus hiemalis'' *'' Dilophus humeralis'' *'' Dilophus lingens'' *'' Dilophus maderae'' *'' Dilophus minor'' *'' Dilophus neglectus'' *'' Dilophus oceanus'' *'' Dilophus sardous'' *'' Dilophus tenuis'' *'' Dilophus tridentatus'' See also * List of Dilophus species References Further reading * * * * External links * Bibionidae Bibionomorpha genera {{Bibionomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen (3 May 1764 – 11 July 1845) was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera. Life Early years Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. They ran a small shop in Solingen. His paternal grandparents, however, owned an estate and hamlet with twenty houses. Adding to the rental income, Meigen's grandfather was a farmer and a guild mastercutler in Solingen. Two years after Meigen was born, his grandparents died and his parents moved to the family estate. This was already heavily indebted by the Seven Years' War, then bad crops and rash speculations forced the sale of the farm and the family moved back to Solingen. Meigen attended the town school but only for a short time. He had learned to read and write on his grandfather's estate and he read widely at home as well as taking an interest in natural history. A lodge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
