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Rhinophoridae
Rhinophoridae is a family of flies (Diptera), commonly known as Woodlouse Flies, found in all zoogeographic regions except Oceania, but mainly in the Palaearctic and Afrotropical regions. They are small, slender, black, bristly flies phylogenetically close to the Tachinidae, although some authors consider them a sister group of the Calliphoridae. The larvae are mostly parasitoids of woodlice, beetles, spiders, and other arthropods, and occasionally snails. By 2020, about 33 genera were placed in the family, with a total 177 species. Genera include: *'' Acompomintho'' Villeneuve, 1927 *'' Apomorphyto'' Cerretti, Lo Giudice & Pape, 2014 *'' Aporeomyia'' Pape & Shima, 1993 *'' Axinia'' Colless, 1994 *'' Azaisia'' Villeneuve, 1939 *'' Baniassa'' Kugler, 1978 *'' Bezzimyia'' Townsend, 1919 *'' Bixinia'' Cerretti, Lo Giudice & Pape, 2014 *'' Comoromyia'' Crosskey, 1977 *'' Kinabalumyia'' Cerretti & Pape, 2020 *'' Macrotarsina'' Schiner, 1857 *'' Malayia'' Malloch, 1926 *'' Marshalli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevenia (fly)
''Stevenia'' is a genus of flies in the family Rhinophoridae. They are small, slender, black, bristly flies phylogenetically close to the Tachinidae. Species Species within this genus include: *'' S. acutangula'' (Villeneuve, 1910) *'' S. angustifrons'' Villeneuve, 1912 *'' S. atramentaria'' ( Meigen, 1824) *'' S. deceptoria'' ( Loew, 1847) *'' S. eggeri'' (Strobl, 1906) *'' S. fausti'' (Portshinsky, 1875) *'' S. fernandezi'' Báez, 1979 *'' S. maeotica'' Belanovsky, 1951 *'' S. nudiseta'' Belanovsky, 1951 *'' S. obscuripennis'' ( Loew, 1847) *'' S. pannonica'' Villeneuve Villeneuve, LaVilleneuve or deVilleneuve may refer to: People * Villeneuve (surname) Places Australia * Villeneuve, Queensland, a town in the Somerset Region Canada * Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a Formula One racetrack in Montréal * Villeneuv ..., 1919 *'' S. signata'' ( Mik, 1866) *'' S. triangulata'' ( Loew, 1847) *'' S. umbratica'' ( Fallén, 1820) References Rhinophoridae Schizophora genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calliphoridae
The Calliphoridae (commonly known as blow flies, blow-flies, carrion flies, bluebottles, greenbottles, or cluster flies) are a family of insects in the order Diptera, with almost 1,900 known species. The maggot larvae, often used as fishing bait, are known as gentles. The family is known to be polyphyletic, but much remains disputed regarding proper treatment of the constituent taxa, some of which are occasionally accorded family status (e.g., Bengaliidae and Helicoboscidae). The name blowfly comes from an older English term for meat that had eggs laid on it, which was said to be flyblown. The first known association of the term "blow" with flies appears in the plays of William Shakespeare: '' Love's Labour's Lost'', '' The Tempest'', and '' Antony and Cleopatra''. Description Characteristics Calliphoridae adults are commonly shiny with metallic colouring, often with blue, green, or black thoraces and abdomens. Antennae are three-segmented and aristate. The aristae are pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snail
A snail is, in loose terms, a shelled gastropod. The name is most often applied to land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. However, the common name ''snail'' is also used for most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have a coiled shell that is large enough for the animal to retract completely into. When the word "snail" is used in this most general sense, it includes not just land snails but also numerous species of sea snails and freshwater snails. Gastropods that naturally lack a shell, or have only an internal shell, are mostly called '' slugs'', and land snails that have only a very small shell (that they cannot retract into) are often called ''semi-slugs''. Snails have considerable human relevance, including as food items, as pests, and as vectors of disease, and their shells are used as decorative objects and are incorporated into jewelry. The snail has also had some cultural significance, tending to be associated with lethargy. The sn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Henry Tyler Townsend
Charles Henry Tyler Townsend (5 December 1863 – 17 March 1944) was an American entomologist specializing in the study of tachinids (Tachinidae), a large and diverse family of flies (Diptera) with larvae that are parasitoids of other insects. He was perhaps the most prolific publisher of new tachinids, naming and describing some 3000 species and genera. He made important contributions to the biological control of insect pests and he was the first to identify the insect vector of a debilitating disease in Peru. Townsend was also a controversial figure and criticism of his approach to insect taxonomy continues to this day. Biography Townsend was born in Oberlin, Ohio, in 1863. He attended high school in Constantine, Michigan and graduated in 1882. From 1887 to 1891 he studied medicine at Columbian University (now George Washington University) in Washington, D.C. At the same time he worked in the United States Department of Agriculture as an assistant entomologist for Charles V. Ril ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
