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Macrocheles Muscaedomesticae
''Macrocheles muscaedomesticae'' is a species of mite in the family Macrochelidae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution. This mite species feeds on flies in their egg, larval and (possibly) adult stages, and also attaches to adult flies for dispersal (phoresis). Its hosts include houseflies The housefly (''Musca domestica'') is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It is believed to have evolved in the Cenozoic Era, possibly in the Middle East, and has spread all over the world as a commensal of humans. It is the most common f ... (''Musca domestica''), drosophilid flies (''Drosophila hydei'') and stable flies (''Stomoxys calcitrans''). References muscaedomesticae Articles created by Qbugbot Animals described in 1772 Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli {{mesostigmata-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (sometimes Latinisation of names, Latinized as Johannes Antonius Scopolius) (3 June 1723 – 8 May 1788) was an Italian physician and natural history, naturalist. His biographer Otto Guglia named him the "first anational European" and the "Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus of the Austrian Empire". Biography Scopoli was born at Cavalese in the Val di Fiemme, belonging to the Prince-Bishopric of Trent, Bishopric of Trent (today's Trentino), son of Francesco Antonio, military commissioner, and Claudia Caterina Gramola (1699-1791), painter from a patrician family from Trentino. He obtained a degree in medicine at University of Innsbruck, and practiced as a doctor in Cavalese and Venice.Newton, Alfred 1881. ''Scopoli's ornithological papers.'' The Willoughby SocietyScanned version/ref> Much of his time was spent in the Alps, Plant collecting, collecting plants and Entomology, insects, of which he made outstanding collections. He spent two years as private secretary to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macrochelidae
Macrochelidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. Description Adult females of Macrochelidae have: an undivided dorsal shield bearing at least 28 pairs of setae, a sternal shield with three pairs of setae, a genital shield with one pair of setae and with a pair of conspicuous accessory sclerites beneath lateral margins, usually a ventrianal shield with 1–5 pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae, peritreme usually looped around stigma, and movable cheliceral digit usually with a well-developed arthrodial brush at the base. Adult males are similar but with a holoventral shield or separate sternigenital and ventrianal shields. Reproduction Macrochelidae reproduce sexually and some can also reproduce asexually. Species of ''Geholaspis'' and ''Macrocheles'' can perform thelytoky, the production of female offspring from unfertilised eggs. Species of ''Glyptholaspis'', ''Holostaspella'' and ''Macrocheles'' can perform arrhenotoky, the production of male offspr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmopolitan Distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The extreme opposite of a cosmopolitan species is an endemic one, being found only in a single geographical location. Qualification The caveat “in appropriate habitat” is used to qualify the term "cosmopolitan distribution", excluding in most instances polar regions, extreme altitudes, oceans, deserts, or small, isolated islands. For example, the housefly is highly cosmopolitan, yet is neither oceanic nor polar in its distribution. Related terms and concepts The term pandemism also is in use, but not all authors are consistent in the sense in which they use the term; some speak of pandemism mainly in referring to diseases and pandemics, and some as a term intermediate between endemism and cosmopolitanism, in effect regarding pandemism as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoresis
Phoresis or phoresy is a non-permanent, commensalistic interaction in which one organism (a phoront or phoretic) attaches itself to another (the host) solely for the purpose of travel. Phoresis has been observed directly in ticks and mites since the 18th century, and indirectly in fossils 320 million years old. It is not restricted to arthropods or animals; plants with seeds that disperse by attaching themselves to animals are also considered to be phoretic. ''Phoresis'' is rooted in the Greek words ''phoras'' (bearing) and ''phor'' (thief). The term, originally defined in 1896 as a relationship in which the host acts as a vehicle for its passenger, clashed with other terminology being developed at the time, so constraints on the length of time, feeding and ontogeny are now considered. Phoresis is used as a strategy for dispersal, seasonal migration, transport to new host/habitat escaping ephemeral habitats, and reducing inbreeding depression. In addition to the bene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Housefly
The housefly (''Musca domestica'') is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It is believed to have evolved in the Cenozoic Era, possibly in the Middle East, and has spread all over the world as a commensal of humans. It is the most common fly species found in houses. Adults are gray to black, with four dark, longitudinal lines on the thorax, slightly hairy bodies, and a single pair of membranous wings. They have red eyes, set farther apart in the slightly larger female. The female housefly usually mates only once and stores the sperm for later use. She lays batches of about 100 eggs on decaying organic matter such as food waste, carrion, or feces. These soon hatch into legless white larvae, known as maggots. After two to five days of development, these metamorphose into reddish-brown pupae, about long. Adult flies normally live for two to four weeks, but can hibernate during the winter. The adults feed on a variety of liquid or semi-liquid substances, as well as solid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drosophila Hydei
''Drosophila hydei (mosca casera)'' is a species of Diptera, or the order of flies, in the family Drosophilidae. It is a species in the ''hydei'' species subgroup, a group in the ''repleta'' species group. Bizarrely, it is also known for having approximately 23 mm long sperm, 10 times the length of the male's body. ''Drosophila hydei'' are commonly found on compost piles worldwide, and can be rudimentarily identified by eye owing to their large size and variegated pigment pattern on the thorax. The name derives from Dr R. R. Hyde, who first discovered that the species was distinct from Drosophila repleta'. ''D. hydei'' are one of the more popular flies used as feeders in the pet trade. A few varieties are available, some flightless. They are very similar to ''Drosophila melanogaster'', despite having separated 50 million years ago. Wild populations of ''D. hydei'' can be infected with ''Spiroplasma'' bacteria that defend the fly against parasitoid wasps. Contribution to i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stable Fly
''Stomoxys calcitrans'' is commonly called the stable fly, barn fly, biting house fly, dog fly, or power mower fly. Unlike most members of the family Muscidae, ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' ('sharp mouth' + 'kicking') and others of its genus suck blood from mammals. Now found worldwide, the species is considered to be of Eurasian origin. Physical features The stable fly resembles the common housefly (''Musca domestica''), though smaller, and on closer examination has a slightly wider and spotted abdomen. Adults are generally about in length and a lighter color than the housefly. Unlike the housefly, where the mouth part is adapted for sponging, the stable fly mouth parts have biting structures. Habitat As its name suggests, the stable fly is abundant in and around where cattle are kept. Its maggots are often seen in the rotting manure near cattle and poultry. Biology The earliest and one of the most comprehensive accounts of stable fly biology was presented by F. Bishop in 1913. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macrocheles
''Macrocheles'' is a genus of mites in the family Macrochelidae. There are more than 80 described species in ''Macrocheles''. Species These 81 species belong to the genus ''Macrocheles'': * ''Macrocheles analis'' (Hyatt & Emberson) * '' Macrocheles baliensis'' Takaku & Hartini, 2001 * '' Macrocheles beieri'' Johnston, 1970 * ''Macrocheles bertrandi'' * ''Macrocheles caelatus'' Berlese * ''Macrocheles carinatus'' (C.L.Koch, 1839) * '' Macrocheles chaetopus'' Petrova, 1967 * ''Macrocheles coenosus'' Takaku, 1996 * '' Macrocheles craspedochetes'' Glida & Bertrand, 2003 * '' Macrocheles dayaci'' Dwibadra & Takaku, 2014 * '' Macrocheles decoloratus'' (C.L.Koch, 1839) * '' Macrocheles dentatus'' (Evans & Browning, 1956) * '' Macrocheles depuncta'' Petrova, 1967 * '' Macrocheles embersoni'' * '' Macrocheles evansi'' (Balogh, 1958) * '' Macrocheles falsiglaber'' Glida & Bertrand, 2003 * ''Macrocheles glaber'' (J.Müller, 1860) * '' Macrocheles goncharovae'' Bregetova, 1977 * ''Macrochel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Animals Described In 1772
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a bilaterally symmetric body plan. The Bilateria include the protostomes, containing animals such as nematodes, arthropods, flatworms, annelids and molluscs, and the deuterostomes, containing the echinoderms and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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