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Parapachycerina Bispina
'' Parapachycerina'' is a genus of small African fly, flies of the family Lauxaniidae. They are mostly yellow-orange in colour. Species *''Parapachycerina bispina, P. bispina'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *''Parapachycerina infuscata, P. infuscata'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *''Parapachycerina lalitra, P. lalitra'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *''Parapachycerina munroi, P. munroi'' Stuckenberg, 1971 *''Parapachycerina talea, P. talea'' Davies & Miller, 2008 References Lauxaniidae Lauxanioidea genera Diptera of Africa {{Lauxanioidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, 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 Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthropod
Arthropods (, (gen. ποδός)) are invertebrate animals with an exoskeleton, a Segmentation (biology), segmented body, and paired jointed appendages. Arthropods form the phylum Arthropoda. They are distinguished by their jointed limbs and Arthropod cuticle, cuticle made of chitin, often Mineralization (biology), mineralised with calcium carbonate. The arthropod body plan consists of segments, each with a pair of appendages. Arthropods are bilaterally symmetrical and their body possesses an exoskeleton, external skeleton. In order to keep growing, they must go through stages of moulting, a process by which they shed their exoskeleton to reveal a new one. Some species have wings. They are an extremely diverse group, with up to 10 million species. The haemocoel, an arthropod's internal cavity, through which its haemolymph – analogue of blood – circulates, accommodates its interior Organ (anatomy), organs; it has an open circulatory system. Like their exteriors, the internal or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. Their blood is not totally contained in vessels; some circulates in an open cavity known as the haemocoel. Insects are the most diverse group of animals; they include more than a million described species and represent more than half of all known living organisms. The total number of extant species is estimated at between six and ten million; In: potentially over 90% of the animal life forms on Earth are insects. Insects may be found in nearly all environments, although only a small number of species reside in the oceans, which are dominated by another arthropod group, crustaceans, which recent research has indicated insects are nested within. Nearly all insects hatch from eggs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauxaniidae
The Lauxaniidae are a family of acalyptrate flies. They generally are small flies (length 7 mm or less) with large compound eyes that often are brightly coloured in life, sometimes with characteristic horizontal stripes, such as in '' Cestrotus'' species. Many species have variegated patterns on their wings, but in contrast they generally do not have variegated bodies, except for genera such as ''Cestrotus'', whose camouflage mimics lichens or the texture of granitic rocks. Some 1800 species of Lauxaniidae have been described and they comprise some 126 genera. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, most of the species occurring in tropical regions of Asia and the Americas; relatively few species occur in Afrotropical regions, and Lauxaniid species diversity declines strongly towards the more temperate regions; for example fewer than 200 European species have been described. Most species inhabit forests, where the adults usually are found sitting on leaves of the under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Invertebrates
''African Invertebrates'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that covers the taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, ecology, conservation, and palaeontology of Afrotropical invertebrates, whether terrestrial, freshwater, or marine. It is published by Pensoft Publishers on behalf of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum and the editor-in-chief is David G. Herbert (KwaZulu-Natal Museum). History The journal was established in 1906 as the ''Annals of the Natal Government Museum'' and after 1910 renamed to ''Annals of the Natal Museum''. In 1989, the journal stopped publishing archaeological and anthropological papers, which was split of to a new journal, the ''Natal Museum Journal of Humanities'' (later: ''Southern African Humanities''), while the ''Annals of the Natal Museum'' were restricted to the natural sciences. The journal obtained its name in 2001 when its scope was limited to the study of invertebrates. Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapachycerina Munroi
'' Parapachycerina'' is a genus of small African flies of the family Lauxaniidae The Lauxaniidae are a family of acalyptrate flies. They generally are small flies (length 7 mm or less) with large compound eyes that often are brightly coloured in life, sometimes with characteristic horizontal stripes, such as in '' Cestr .... They are mostly yellow-orange in colour. Species *'' P. bispina'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *'' P. infuscata'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *'' P. lalitra'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *'' P. munroi'' Stuckenberg, 1971 *'' P. talea'' Davies & Miller, 2008 References Lauxaniidae Lauxanioidea genera Diptera of Africa {{Lauxanioidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.Sayre, April Pulley (1999), ''Africa'', Twenty-First Century Books. . With billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, behind Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, colonialism, the Cold War, neocolonialism, lack of democracy, and corruption. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapachycerina Bispina
'' Parapachycerina'' is a genus of small African fly, flies of the family Lauxaniidae. They are mostly yellow-orange in colour. Species *''Parapachycerina bispina, P. bispina'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *''Parapachycerina infuscata, P. infuscata'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *''Parapachycerina lalitra, P. lalitra'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *''Parapachycerina munroi, P. munroi'' Stuckenberg, 1971 *''Parapachycerina talea, P. talea'' Davies & Miller, 2008 References Lauxaniidae Lauxanioidea genera Diptera of Africa {{Lauxanioidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapachycerina Infuscata
'' Parapachycerina'' is a genus of small African flies of the family Lauxaniidae The Lauxaniidae are a family of acalyptrate flies. They generally are small flies (length 7 mm or less) with large compound eyes that often are brightly coloured in life, sometimes with characteristic horizontal stripes, such as in '' Cestr .... They are mostly yellow-orange in colour. Species *'' P. bispina'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *'' P. infuscata'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *'' P. lalitra'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *'' P. munroi'' Stuckenberg, 1971 *'' P. talea'' Davies & Miller, 2008 References Lauxaniidae Lauxanioidea genera Diptera of Africa {{Lauxanioidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapachycerina Lalitra
'' Parapachycerina'' is a genus of small African flies of the family Lauxaniidae The Lauxaniidae are a family of acalyptrate flies. They generally are small flies (length 7 mm or less) with large compound eyes that often are brightly coloured in life, sometimes with characteristic horizontal stripes, such as in '' Cestr .... They are mostly yellow-orange in colour. Species *'' P. bispina'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *'' P. infuscata'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *'' P. lalitra'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *'' P. munroi'' Stuckenberg, 1971 *'' P. talea'' Davies & Miller, 2008 References Lauxaniidae Lauxanioidea genera Diptera of Africa {{Lauxanioidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapachycerina Talea
'' Parapachycerina'' is a genus of small African flies of the family Lauxaniidae The Lauxaniidae are a family of acalyptrate flies. They generally are small flies (length 7 mm or less) with large compound eyes that often are brightly coloured in life, sometimes with characteristic horizontal stripes, such as in '' Cestr .... They are mostly yellow-orange in colour. Species *'' P. bispina'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *'' P. infuscata'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *'' P. lalitra'' Davies & Miller, 2008 *'' P. munroi'' Stuckenberg, 1971 *'' P. talea'' Davies & Miller, 2008 References Lauxaniidae Lauxanioidea genera Diptera of Africa {{Lauxanioidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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