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Plinthina
''Plinthina'' is a subgenus of Horse-fly in the tribe Scionini. Species *''Scaptia arnhemensis, Scaptia (Plinthina) arnhemensis'' Lessard, 2012 *''Scaptia aurifulga, Scaptia (Plinthina) aurifulga'' Lessard, 2011 *''Scaptia binotata, Scaptia (Plinthina) binotata'' Pierre André Latreille, Latreille, 1811 *''Scaptia beyonceae, Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae'' Lessard, 2011 References Tabanidae Insect subgenera Diptera of South America Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Tabanoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plinthina Binotata
''Plinthina'' is a subgenus of Horse-fly in the tribe Scionini. Species *''Scaptia arnhemensis, Scaptia (Plinthina) arnhemensis'' Lessard, 2012 *''Scaptia aurifulga, Scaptia (Plinthina) aurifulga'' Lessard, 2011 *''Scaptia binotata, Scaptia (Plinthina) binotata'' Pierre André Latreille, Latreille, 1811 *''Scaptia beyonceae, Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae'' Lessard, 2011 References Tabanidae Insect subgenera Diptera of South America Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Tabanoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaptia Beyonceae
''Scaptia beyonceae'' is a species of horse fly found in the Atherton Tablelands in north-east Queensland, Australia. Discovered in 1981 but not scientifically described until 2011, the fly is named after American recording artist and actress Beyoncé. Description ''Scaptia beyonceae'' has a striking golden tip to its abdomen, formed by a dense patch of golden hairs, providing the inspiration for its name. Part of the ''Plinthina'' subgenus, ''S. beyonceae'' was first collected in 1981, along with two other previously unknown subgenus specimens; the fly was officially described in 2011 by CSIRO research scientist Bryan Lessard. According to Lessard, although usually considered by humans to be pests, many types of horse fly serve an important role in the pollination of plants. The flies drink nectar from several types of grevilleas, tea trees and eucalypts. Other than the 1981 specimen, the fly has only been collected on two other occasions. All three collected specimens a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scionini
Scionini is a tribe of horse and deer flies in subfamily Pangoniinae of family Horse-fly, Tabanidae. Genera Genera according to the revised classification of Lessard (2014). The genera ''Goniops'' and ''Caenopangonia'', included in Scionini by Moucha (1976), were transferred to their own monotypic tribes, Goniopsini and Mycteromyiini. *''Anzomyia'' Lessard, 2012 *''Aotearomyia'' Lessard, 2014 *''Apocampta'' Ignaz Rudolph Schiner, Schiner, 1868 *''Copidapha'' Günther Enderlein, Enderlein, 1922 *''Fidena'' Francis Walker (entomologist), Walker, 1850 *''Lepmia'' Graham Fairchild, Fairchild, 1969 *''Myioscaptia'' Mackerras, 1955 *''Osca (fly), Osca'' Francis Walker (entomologist), Walker, 1850 *''Palimmecomyia'' Taylor, 1917 *''Parosca'' Günther Enderlein, Enderlein, 1922 *''Pityocera'' Ermanno Giglio-Tos, Giglio-Tos, 1896 *''Plinthina'' Francis Walker (entomologist), Walker, 1850 *''Pseudomelpia'' Günther Enderlein, Enderlein, 1922 *''Pseudoscione'' Adolfo Lutz, Lutz, 1918 *''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaptia Arnhemensis
''Scaptia'' is a genus of horse-fly in the tribe Scionini. Species *'' Scaptia abdominalis'' (Ricardo, 1917) *'' Scaptia alpina'' Mackerras, 1960 *'' Scaptia arnhemensis'' Lessard, 2012 *''Scaptia auranticula'' Mackerras, 1960 *''Scaptia aurata'' ( Macquart, 1838) *''Scaptia aureovestita'' (Ferguson & Henry, 1920) *''Scaptia auriflua'' (Donovan, 1805) *''Scaptia aurifulga'' Lessard, 2011 *''Scaptia aurinigra'' Lessard, 2013 *''Scaptia aurinotum'' Mackerras, 1960 *'' Scaptia barbara'' Mackerras, 1960 *''Scaptia berylensis'' (Ricardo, 1915) *''Scaptia beyonceae'' Lessard, 2011 *''Scaptia bifasciata'' ( Enderlein, 1922) *''Scaptia binotata'' Latreille, 1811 *''Scaptia brevirostris'' ( Macquart, 1850) *''Scaptia divisa'' ( Walker, 1850) *''Scaptia fulgida'' (Ferguson & Henry, 1920) *''Scaptia hardyi'' Mackerras, 1960 *''Scaptia jacksonii'' ( Macquart, 1838) *''Scaptia jaksoniensis'' ( Guerin, 1831) *'' Scaptia minuscula'' Mackerras, 1960 *'' Scaptia monticola'' Mackerras, 1960 *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaptia Aurifulga
''Scaptia'' is a genus of horse-fly in the tribe Scionini. Species *''Scaptia abdominalis'' (Ricardo, 1917) *''Scaptia alpina'' Mackerras, 1960 *''Scaptia arnhemensis'' Lessard, 2012 *''Scaptia auranticula'' Mackerras, 1960 *''Scaptia aurata'' (Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart, Macquart, 1838) *''Scaptia aureovestita'' (Ferguson & Henry, 1920) *''Scaptia auriflua'' (Edward Donovan, Donovan, 1805) *''Scaptia aurifulga'' Lessard, 2011 *''Scaptia aurinigra'' Lessard, 2013 *''Scaptia aurinotum'' Mackerras, 1960 *''Scaptia barbara'' Mackerras, 1960 *''Scaptia berylensis'' (Ricardo, 1915) *''Scaptia beyonceae'' Lessard, 2011 *''Scaptia bifasciata'' (Günther Enderlein, Enderlein, 1922) *''Scaptia binotata'' Pierre André Latreille, Latreille, 1811 *''Scaptia brevirostris'' (Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart, Macquart, 1850) *''Scaptia divisa'' (Francis Walker (entomologist), Walker, 1850) *''Scaptia fulgida'' (Ferguson & Henry, 1920) *''Scaptia hardyi'' Mackerras, 1960 *''Scaptia jacksonii'' (Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaptia Binotata
''Scaptia'' is a genus of horse-fly in the tribe Scionini. Species *'' Scaptia abdominalis'' (Ricardo, 1917) *'' Scaptia alpina'' Mackerras, 1960 *'' Scaptia arnhemensis'' Lessard, 2012 *'' Scaptia auranticula'' Mackerras, 1960 *'' Scaptia aurata'' ( Macquart, 1838) *'' Scaptia aureovestita'' (Ferguson & Henry, 1920) *''Scaptia auriflua'' (Donovan, 1805) *''Scaptia aurifulga'' Lessard, 2011 *''Scaptia aurinigra'' Lessard, 2013 *'' Scaptia aurinotum'' Mackerras, 1960 *'' Scaptia barbara'' Mackerras, 1960 *'' Scaptia berylensis'' (Ricardo, 1915) *''Scaptia beyonceae'' Lessard, 2011 *'' Scaptia bifasciata'' ( Enderlein, 1922) *'' Scaptia binotata'' Latreille, 1811 *''Scaptia brevirostris'' ( Macquart, 1850) *''Scaptia divisa'' ( Walker, 1850) *''Scaptia fulgida'' (Ferguson & Henry, 1920) *''Scaptia hardyi'' Mackerras, 1960 *''Scaptia jacksonii'' ( Macquart, 1838) *''Scaptia jaksoniensis'' ( Guerin, 1831) *'' Scaptia minuscula'' Mackerras, 1960 *'' Scaptia monticola'' Mackerras, 19 ... [...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] |
Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart (8 April 1778 – 25 November 1855) was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species. Biography Early years Macquart was born in Hazebrouck, France, in 1778 and died in Lille in 1855. He was interested in natural history from an early age due to his older brother who was an ornithologist and a Fellow of the Société de Sciences de l’Agriculture et des Arts de la Ville de Lille and whose bird collection became the foundation of the societies museum, the Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Lille. A second brother founded a botanic garden with a collection of over 3000 species of plants. Macquart, too became interested in natural history. In 1796 he joined the staff of General Armand Samuel then campaigning in the French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1796, Revolutionary Wars. He was a secretary and draftsman. The general staff was stationed in Schwetzingen, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subgenus
In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the generic name and the specific epithet: e.g. the tiger cowry of the Indo-Pacific, ''Cypraea'' (''Cypraea'') ''tigris'' Linnaeus, which belongs to the subgenus ''Cypraea'' of the genus ''Cypraea''. However, it is not mandatory, or even customary, when giving the name of a species, to include the subgeneric name. In the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICNafp), the subgenus is one of the possible subdivisions of a genus. There is no limit to the number of divisions that are permitted within a genus by adding the prefix "sub-" or in other ways as long as no confusion can result. Article 4 The secondary ranks of section and series are subordinate to subgenus. An example is ''Banksia'' subg. ''Isostylis'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horse-fly
Horse-flies or horseflies are true Fly, flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect Order (biology), order Diptera. They are often large and agile in flight, and only the female horseflies bite animals, including humans, to hematophagy, obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunlight, avoiding dark and shady areas, and are inactive at night. They are found all over the world except for some islands and the polar regions (Hawaii, Greenland, Iceland). Both horse-flies and Botfly, botflies (Oestridae) are sometimes referred to as gadflies. Adult horse-flies feed on nectar and plant exudates; the males have weak insect mouthparts, mouthparts and only the females bite animals to obtain enough protein from blood to produce eggs. The mouthparts of females are formed into a stout stabbing organ with two pairs of sharp cutting blades, and a spongelike part used to lap up the blood that flows from the wound. The larvae are Predation, predaceous and grow in semiaquatic habitats. Female hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre André Latreille
Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare beetle species he found in the prison, ''Necrobia ruficollis''. He published his first important work in 1796 (), and was eventually employed by the . His foresighted work on arthropod systematics and taxonomy gained him respect and accolades, including being asked to write the volume on arthropods for George Cuvier's monumental work, , the only part not by Cuvier himself. Latreille was considered the foremost entomologist of his time, and was described by one of his pupils as "the prince of entomologists". Biography Early life Pierre André Latreille was born on 29 November 1762 in the town of Brive, then in the province of Limousin, as the illegitimate child of Jean Joseph Sahuguet d'Amarzit, général ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabanidae
Horse-flies or horseflies are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. They are often large and agile in flight, and only the female horseflies bite animals, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunlight, avoiding dark and shady areas, and are inactive at night. They are found all over the world except for some islands and the polar regions (Hawaii, Greenland, Iceland). Both horse-flies and botflies (Oestridae) are sometimes referred to as gadflies. Adult horse-flies feed on nectar and plant exudates; the males have weak mouthparts and only the females bite animals to obtain enough protein from blood to produce eggs. The mouthparts of females are formed into a stout stabbing organ with two pairs of sharp cutting blades, and a spongelike part used to lap up the blood that flows from the wound. The larvae are predaceous and grow in semiaquatic habitats. Female horse-flies can transfer blood-borne diseases from one animal to anoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
