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Panopinae
Panopinae is a subfamily of small-headed flies (Acroceridae). Their larvae are endoparasites of spiders in the infraorder Mygalomorphae. Genera The subfamily includes 24 extant genera: * '' Apelleia'' Bellardi, 1862 * '' Apsona'' Westwood, 1876 * '' Archipialea'' Schlinger, 1973 * '' Arrhynchus'' Philippi, 1871 * '' Astomella'' Latreille, 1809 * '' Astomelloides'' Schlinger, 1959 * '' Camposella'' Cole, 1919 * '' Coquena'' Schlinger ''in'' Schlinger, Gillung & Borkent, 2013 * '' Corononcodes'' Speiser, 1920 * '' Eulonchus'' Gerstaecker, 1856 * '' Exetasis'' Walker, 1852 * '' Lasia'' Wiedemann, 1824 * '' Lasioides'' Gil Collado, 1928 * '' Leucopsina'' Westwood, 1876 * '' Mesophysa'' Macquart, 1838 * '' Ocnaea'' Erichson, 1840 * '' Panops'' Lamarck, 1804 * '' Physegastrella'' Brunetti, 1926 * '' Pialea'' Erichson, 1840 * '' Psilodera'' Gray ''in'' Griffith & Pidgeon, 1832 * '' Pterodontia'' Gray ''in'' Griffith Griffith may refer to: People * Griffith (name) * Griffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leucopsina
''Leucopsina'' is a genus of small-headed flies endemic to Australia. Flies in the genus are colored black and yellow, mimicking the appearance of a wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. Th .... Males and females measure 9.0 mm and 12.0 mm, respectively. Species * '' Leucopsina burnsi'' ( Paramonov, 1957) * '' Leucopsina odyneroides'' Westwood, 1876 References Acroceridae Nemestrinoidea genera {{Nemestrinoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acroceridae
The Acroceridae are a small family (biology), family of odd-looking flies. They have a hump-backed appearance with a strikingly small head, generally with a long proboscis for accessing nectar. They are rare and not widely known. The most frequently applied common names are small-headed flies or hunch-back flies. Many are bee or wasp mimicry, mimics. Because they are parasitoids of spiders, they also are sometimes known as spider flies. Description The Acroceridae vary in size from small to fairly large, about the size of large bees, with a wingspan over 25 mm in some species. As a rule, both sexes have tiny heads and a characteristic hump-backed appearance because of the large, rounded thorax. In appearance, they are compact flies without major bristles, but many species have a bee-like hairiness on their bodies, and some are bee or wasp mimicry, mimics. In most species, the eyes are holoptic in both sexes, the heads seemingly composed mainly of the large ommatidia, facete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrhynchus
''Arrhynchus'' is a genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. It was formerly considered a synonym of '' Ocnaea'', but was reinstated as a valid genus by Schlinger in 1968. It is endemic to Chile. Species * '' Arrhynchus maculatus'' Schlinger, 1968 * '' Arrhynchus meridionalis'' ( Sabrosky, 1946) * '' Arrhynchus penai'' Schlinger, 1968 * '' Arrhynchus stuardoi'' ( Sabrosky, 1946) * '' Arrhynchus vittatus'' Philippi Philippi (; grc-gre, Φίλιπποι, ''Philippoi'') was a major Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides ( grc-gre, Κρηνῖδες, ''Krenides'' "Fountains") after its establishment by Thasian colon ..., 1871 References Acroceridae Diptera of South America Arthropods of Chile Taxa named by Rodolfo Amando Philippi Endemic fauna of Chile {{Nemestrinoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coquena
''Coquena'' is a genus of small-headed fly found in Argentina and Chile. It was first established by Evert I. Schlinger in 2013. The genus is named after the ''Coquena'' legend of north-western Argentina. The type species, ''Coquena stangei'', is named after Dr. Lionel A. Stange, who collected the type series In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached. In other words, a type is an example that serves to anchor or centralizes the .... Species The genus includes two species: *'' Coquena coquimbensis'' González & Ramírez, 2021 – Chile *'' Coquena stangei'' Schlinger ''in'' Schlinger, Gillung & Borkent, 2013 – Argentina References Acroceridae Nemestrinoidea genera Diptera of South America Arthropods of Argentina Arthropods of Chile {{Nemestrinoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annals Of The Entomological Society Of America
Annals ( la, annāles, from , "year") are a concise historical record in which events are arranged chronologically, year by year, although the term is also used loosely for any historical record. Scope The nature of the distinction between annals and history is a subject based on divisions established by the ancient Romans. Verrius Flaccus is quoted by Aulus Gellius as stating that the etymology of ''history'' (from Greek , , equated with Latin , "to inquire in person") properly restricts it to primary sources such as Thucydides's which have come from the author's own observations, while annals record the events of earlier times arranged according to years. White distinguishes annals from chronicles, which organize their events by topics such as the reigns of kings, and from histories, which aim to present and conclude a narrative implying the moral importance of the events recorded. Generally speaking, annalists record events drily, leaving the entries unexplained and equally we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann
Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann (7 December 1770 in Brunswick – 31 December 1840 in Kiel) was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist. He is best known for his studies of world Diptera, but he also studied Hymenoptera and Coleoptera, although far less expertly. Biography Wiedemann’s father, Conrad Eberhard Wiedemann (1722–1804) was an art dealer and his mother, Dorothea Frederike (née Raspe) (1741–1804) was the daughter of an accountant in the Royal Mining Service and also interested in the arts. After his education in Brunswick, he matriculated in 1790 to the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Jena where he was a contemporary of the poet Friedrich von Hardenberg. While attending university, Wiedemann, was one of the many pupils of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, and travelled to Saxony and Bohemia. He obtained his doctoral degree in 1792 with a thesis entitled ''Dissertatio inauguralis sistens vitia gennus humanum debilitantia''. He then w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasia (fly)
''Lasia'' is a genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. There are about 19 described species in ''Lasia'', which are distributed in the New World. Species These 19 species belong to the genus ''Lasia'': * ''Lasia aenea'' Rondani, 1863 – Chile * '' Lasia auricoma'' Westwood, 1848 – Brazil * '' Lasia colei'' Aldrich, 1927 – Costa Rica * '' Lasia corvina'' Erichson, 1840 – Chile * '' Lasia cuprea'' Rondani, 1863 – Chile * '' Lasia ecuadorensis'' Bequaert, 1931 – Ecuador * '' Lasia klettii'' Osten Sacken, 1875 – United States (Arizona) * '' Lasia metallica'' Rondani, 1863 – Chile * '' Lasia nigritarsis'' (Blanchard, 1852) – Chile * '' Lasia ocelliger'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) – Brazil * '' Lasia pulla'' (Philippi, 1865) – Chile * '' Lasia purpurata'' Bequaert, 1933 (purple small-headed fly) – United States (Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas) * '' Lasia rostrata'' Aldrich, 1927 – Costa Rica * '' Lasia rufa'' (Philippi, 1865) – Chile * '' Lasia rufipe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Walker (entomologist)
Francis Walker (31 July 1809 – 5 October 1874) was an English entomologist. He was born in Southgate, London, on 31 July 1809 and died at Wanstead, England on 5 October 1874. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms. However, his assiduous work on the collections of the British Museum had great significance. Between June 1848 and late 1873 Walker was contracted by John Edward Gray Director of the British Museum to catalogue their insects (except Coleoptera) that is Orthoptera, Neuroptera, Hemiptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. Walker largely accomplished this and (Edwards, 1870) wrote of the plan and by implication those who implemented it “It is to him raythat the Public owe the admirable helps to the study of natural history which have been afforded by the series of inventories, guides, and nomenclatures, the publication of which beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exetasis
''Exetasis'' is a genus of small-headed flies. It is known from Brazil and Argentina. Species * '' Exetasis brasiliensis'' Carrera, 1947 * '' Exetasis calida'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) * '' Exetasis eickstedtae'' Schlinger, 1972 * '' Exetasis jujuyensis'' Gillung ''in'' Barneche, Gillung & González, 2013 * '' Exetasis longicornis'' Erichson, 1840 * '' Exetasis tumens'' Walker Walker or The Walker may refer to: People *Walker (given name) *Walker (surname) *Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Places In the United States *Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County *Walker, Mono County, California * ..., 1852 References Acroceridae Nemestrinoidea genera Diptera of South America Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Nemestrinoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker
Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker (30 August 1828 – 20 June 1895) was a German zoologist, entomologist and professor at the University of Berlin and then the University of Greifswald. Biography Gerstaecker was born in Berlin, where he studied medicine and natural sciences, receiving his PhD in 1855 as a student of Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug. In 1856 he obtained his habilitation for zoology, and soon afterwards, became a curator at the Zoological Museum of Humboldt University. In 1864 he began work as a lecturer at the Landwirtschaftlichen Lehranstalt (Agricultural Educational Facility) in Berlin. In 1874 he became an associate professor for zoology at the University of Berlin, and in 1876, a professor of zoology at the University of Greifswald. He died in Greifswald. Works * ''Monographie der Endomychiden'' (1858) – Monograph on Endomychidae. * ''Handbuch der Zoologie'' (with Wilhelm Peters und Julius Victor Carus), Leipzig (1863-1875). * (Arthropoda) * Arthropod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eulonchus
''Eulonchus'' is a genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. There are six described species in ''Eulonchus''. The genus is found in North America. Adults have a metallic blue, green or sometimes purple coloration, giving them a jewel-like appearance. A common name for flies in the genus is the North American jewelled spider flies. Adults are also known as "sapphires" or "emeralds". Species These six species belong to the genus ''Eulonchus'': *'' Eulonchus halli'' Schlinger, 1960 (Hall's sapphire) *'' Eulonchus marginatus'' Osten-Sacken, 1877 (Sombre Sapphire or Emerald) *'' Eulonchus marialiciae'' Brimley, 1925 (Mary-Alice’s Emerald, Mary Alice's small-headed fly) *'' Eulonchus sapphirinus'' Osten Sacken, 1877 (Northern Sapphire or Emerald) *'' Eulonchus smaragdinus'' Gerstaecker, 1856 (Synonym: ''E. smaragdinus pilosus'' Schlinger, 1960) (Southern Emerald or Sapphire) *'' Eulonchus tristis'' Loew, 1872 (Dusky Sapphire) Distribution Most species of ''Eulonchus' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
