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Plagiomyia Achaeta
''Plagiomyia'' is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Species *'' Plagiomyia achaeta'' Malloch, 1938 *''Plagiomyia alticeps'' Malloch, 1938 *'' Plagiomyia longicornis'' Malloch, 1938 *'' Plagiomyia longipes'' Malloch, 1938 *''Plagiomyia turbida ''Plagiomyia turbida'' is a species of fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use o ...'' ( Hutton, 1901) Distribution New Zealand. References Diptera of New Zealand Endemic insects of New Zealand Dexiinae Brachycera genera Taxa named by Charles Howard Curran {{dexiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Howard Curran
Charles Howard Curran (20 March 1894 – 23 January 1972) was a Canadians, Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera. Curran's main taxonomic interests were in Brachycera, brachyceran flies, particularly the flower flies Syrphidae, in which he described 723 species. From 1922 to 1928 he worked as a specialist service in Diptera Entomology of Canada. In 1928, he was hired by the American Museum of Natural History as Assistant Curator and, from 1947 until his retirement in 1960, as Curator of Insects and Spiders. In 1931, he donated his collection to that institution: it has 10,000 specimens representing about 1,700 species including 400 types. He received in 1933 a Doctorate of Science at the University of Montreal with a thesis entitled The Families and Genera of North American Diptera. He was vice-president of the New York Entomological Society in 1936, president the following year. References Paul H. Arnaud Jr. et Thelma C. Owen (1981). Charles Howard Curran (1894-197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plagiomyia Turbida
''Plagiomyia turbida'' is a species of fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ... in the family Tachinidae. Distribution New Zealand. References Dexiinae Diptera of New Zealand Endemic insects of New Zealand Taxa named by Frederick Hutton (scientist) Insects described in 1901 {{dexiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Wollaston Hutton
Captain Frederick Wollaston Hutton (16 November 1836 – 27 October 1905) was an English-New Zealand scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand. An army officer in early life, he then had an academic career in geology and biology. He became one of the most able and prolific nineteenth century naturalists of New Zealand. Biography Hutton was born in Gate Burton, Lincolnshire, England, the son of the Rev. Henry Frederick Hutton and his wife Louisa Wollaston, daughter of the Rev. Henry John Wollaston. He passed through Southwell grammar school and the Naval Academy at Gosport, Hampshire. He studied applied science at King's College London before being commissioned in the Royal Welch Fusiliers and fighting in the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny. Hutton returned to England in 1860, and continued to study geology at Sandhurst, being elected to the Geological Society of London in the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tachinidae
The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1,300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in this family commonly are called tachinid flies or simply tachinids. As far as is known, they all are protelean parasitoids, or occasionally parasites, of arthropods, usually other insects. The family is known from many habitats in all zoogeographical regions and is especially diverse in South America. Life cycle Reproductive strategies vary greatly between Tachinid species, largely, but not always clearly, according to their respective life cycles. This means that they tend to be generalists rather than specialists. Comparatively few are restricted to a single host species, so there is little tendency towards the close co-evolution one finds in the adaptations of many specialist species to their hosts, such as are typical of protelean parasito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plagiomyia Achaeta
''Plagiomyia'' is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Species *'' Plagiomyia achaeta'' Malloch, 1938 *''Plagiomyia alticeps'' Malloch, 1938 *'' Plagiomyia longicornis'' Malloch, 1938 *'' Plagiomyia longipes'' Malloch, 1938 *''Plagiomyia turbida ''Plagiomyia turbida'' is a species of fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use o ...'' ( Hutton, 1901) Distribution New Zealand. References Diptera of New Zealand Endemic insects of New Zealand Dexiinae Brachycera genera Taxa named by Charles Howard Curran {{dexiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Russell Malloch
John Russell Malloch (16 November 1875 – 1963) was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera and Hymenoptera. Malloch was born at Milton of Campsie in Stirlingshire, Scotland. His widowed father had one son, James Malloch (born 1873) when he married John Russell's mother, Margaret Stirling, on 30 August 1875. He and several others of his family worked at a textile factory in the area, but he spent his spare time collecting insects in the fields. His first published paper (1897) describes a type of migrating butterfly. In 1903 Malloch sold his extensive collection to the Glasgow Museum. He continued to collect, but began to concentrate on Diptera from that time forward. Before emigrating in 1910, he donated the remainder of his collection (13,000 flies) to the Royal Scottish Museum. Little is known about Malloch's education. He listed a university degree from Glasgow on his job applications in the USA, but this has not been verified by university records from that area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plagiomyia Alticeps
''Plagiomyia'' is a genus of Fly, flies in the family Tachinidae. Species *''Plagiomyia achaeta'' John Russell Malloch, Malloch, 1938 *''Plagiomyia alticeps'' John Russell Malloch, Malloch, 1938 *''Plagiomyia longicornis'' John Russell Malloch, Malloch, 1938 *''Plagiomyia longipes'' John Russell Malloch, Malloch, 1938 *''Plagiomyia turbida'' (Frederick Wollaston Hutton, Hutton, 1901) Distribution New Zealand. References Diptera of New Zealand Endemic insects of New Zealand Dexiinae Brachycera genera Taxa named by Charles Howard Curran {{dexiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plagiomyia Longicornis
''Plagiomyia'' is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Species *''Plagiomyia achaeta'' Malloch, 1938 *''Plagiomyia alticeps'' Malloch, 1938 *'' Plagiomyia longicornis'' Malloch, 1938 *'' Plagiomyia longipes'' Malloch, 1938 *''Plagiomyia turbida ''Plagiomyia turbida'' is a species of fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use o ...'' ( Hutton, 1901) Distribution New Zealand. References Diptera of New Zealand Endemic insects of New Zealand Dexiinae Brachycera genera Taxa named by Charles Howard Curran {{dexiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plagiomyia Longipes
''Plagiomyia'' is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Species *''Plagiomyia achaeta'' Malloch, 1938 *''Plagiomyia alticeps'' Malloch, 1938 *''Plagiomyia longicornis'' Malloch, 1938 *'' Plagiomyia longipes'' Malloch, 1938 *''Plagiomyia turbida ''Plagiomyia turbida'' is a species of fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use o ...'' ( Hutton, 1901) Distribution New Zealand. References Diptera of New Zealand Endemic insects of New Zealand Dexiinae Brachycera genera Taxa named by Charles Howard Curran {{dexiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diptera Of New Zealand
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced mechanosensory organs known as halteres, which act as high-speed sensors of rotational movement and allow dipterans to perform advanced aerobatics. Diptera is a large order containing an estimated 1,000,000 species including horse-flies, crane flies, hoverflies and others, although only about 125,000 species have been described. Flies have a mobile head, with a pair of large compound eyes, and mouthparts designed for piercing and sucking (mosquitoes, black flies and robber flies), or for lapping and sucking in the other groups. Their wing arrangement gives them great maneuverability in flight, and claws and pads on their feet enable them to cling to smooth surfaces. Flies undergo complete metamorphosis; the eggs are often laid on the larv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Insects Of New Zealand
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example '' Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. '' Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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