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Exhyalanthrax
''Exhyalanthrax'' is a small genus of Bombyliidae, bombyliid Fly, flies. Bombyliids are commonly known as ''bee flies'' due to their resemblance to bees. ''Exhyalanthrax'' are found in the Afrotropical realm and the Palearctic realm. Exhyalanthrax spp. are pupal parasitoids. ''Exhyalanthrax afer'' has been reared from pupae of Tachinidae, tachinid and Ichneumonidae, ichneumonid parasitoids of ''Thaumetopoea pityocampa'' and from the pupae of this species and other Lepidoptera. It has also been bred from cocoons of ''Diprionidae, Neodiprion sertifer''. Several African species have been reared from the puparia of Glossina, tsetse flies and from puparia of other Diptera. An ''Exhyalanthrax'' sp. has also been found preying on cockroach, (''Heterogamisca chopardi'' Uvarov) oothecae in Saudi Arabia. It has been suggested that ''Exhyalanthrax'' might be utilised as Biological control, biological control agents especially in the battle against tsetse flies. Species List *''Exhyalan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exhyalanthrax Vicinalis
''Exhyalanthrax'' is a small genus of bombyliid flies. Bombyliids are commonly known as ''bee flies'' due to their resemblance to bees. ''Exhyalanthrax'' are found in the Afrotropical realm and the Palearctic realm. Exhyalanthrax spp. are pupal parasitoids. ''Exhyalanthrax afer'' has been reared from pupae of tachinid and ichneumonid parasitoids of ''Thaumetopoea pityocampa'' and from the pupae of this species and other Lepidoptera. It has also been bred from cocoons of '' Neodiprion sertifer''. Several African species have been reared from the puparia of tsetse flies and from puparia of other Diptera. An ''Exhyalanthrax'' sp. has also been found preying on cockroach, (''Heterogamisca chopardi'' Uvarov) oothecae in Saudi Arabia. It has been suggested that ''Exhyalanthrax'' might be utilised as biological control agents especially in the battle against tsetse flies. Species List *''Exhyalanthrax abruptus'' ( Loew, 1860) *'' Exhyalanthrax afer'' (Fabricius, 1794) *'' Exhya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exhyalanthrax Afer
''Exhyalanthrax afer'' is a member of the fly family Bombyliidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. Biology Larvae feed on pupae of tachinid and ichneumonid parasitoids of the pine processionary caterpillar, ''Thaumetopoea pityocampa'', the pupae of other Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organ ... and from cocoons of the pine sawfly, '' Neodiprion sertifer''. Adults are most often seen visiting flowers to feed on nectar. Distribution Afrotropical: Chad, Eritrea, Ghana, Kenya, Yemen. Oriental: Pakistan. Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, China (Beijing, Nei Monggol, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Xizang), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France (incl. Corsica), Germany, Gibraltar, Greece (incl. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombyliidae Genera
The Bombyliidae are a family of flies, commonly known as bee flies. Some are colloquially known as bomber flies. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators. Larvae are mostly parasitoids of other insects. Overview The Bombyliidae are a large family of flies comprising hundreds of genera, but the life cycles of most species are poorly known, or not at all. Their size varies between species ranging from 2 mm long to a 40 mm wingspan making them some of the largest flies. When at rest, many species hold their wings at a characteristic "swept back" angle. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators, often with spectacularly long proboscises adapted to plants such as '' Lapeirousia'' species with very long, narrow floral tubes. Unlike butterflies, bee flies hold their proboscis straight, and cannot retract it. Many Bombyliidae superficially resemble bees and accordingly the prevalent common name for a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
