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Sapromyzidae
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 underst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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 underst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnomyia
''Arnomyia'' is a genus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae. Species *'' A. immaculipennis'' Malloch, 1933 *'' A. taitensis'' (Frauenfeld Frauenfeld (Alemannic: ''Frauefäld'') is the capital of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The official language of Frauenfeld is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Sw ..., 1867) References Lauxaniidae Schizophora genera Diptera of Asia {{Lauxanioidea-stub ... [...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] |
Afrominettia
'' Afrominettia'' is a genus of small flies 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 ... of the family Lauxaniidae. Species *'' A. jeanneli'' ( Séguy, 1938) References Lauxaniidae Lauxanioidea genera Diptera of Africa {{Lauxanioidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camptoprosopella
''Camptoprosopella'' is a genus of flies in the family Lauxaniidae. There are more than 30 described species in ''Camptoprosopella''. Species *'' Camptoprosopella acuticornis'' Shewell, 1939 *'' Camptoprosopella angulata'' Shewell, 1939 *'' Camptoprosopella antennalis'' (Fitch, 1856) *'' Camptoprosopella atra'' Malloch, 1926 *'' Camptoprosopella borealis'' Shewell, 1939 *'' Camptoprosopella cincta'' ( Loew, 1861) *'' Camptoprosopella confusa'' Shewell, 1939 *'' Camptoprosopella cruda'' Shewell, 1939 *'' Camptoprosopella cubana'' Shewell, 1939 *'' Camptoprosopella decolor'' Shewell, 1939 *'' Camptoprosopella diversa'' Curran, 1926 *'' Camptoprosopella dolorosa'' ( Williston, 1903) *'' Camptoprosopella equatorialis'' Shewell, 1939 *'' Camptoprosopella flavipalpis'' Malloch, 1926 *'' Camptoprosopella gracilis'' Shewell, 1939 *'' Camptoprosopella hera'' Shewell, 1939 *'' Camptoprosopella imitatrix'' Shewell, 1939 *'' Camptoprosopella latipunctata'' Malloch, 1926 *'' Camptoprosop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calliopum
'' Calliopum'' is a genus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae. Description Most, but not all, are luscious black or metallic flies. They are smaller than 5 mm and usually have iridescent eyes. Adults can be found from May until December in meadows and hedge rows. The larvae may be phytophagous or saprophagous, mainly feeding on rotting vegetable matter or mining clover leaves. Distribution These species are present on most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East and in North Africa. Species *'' C. acrostichalis'' Sasakawa & Kozanek, 1995 *'' C. aeneum'' ( Fallén, 1820) *'' C. albomaculatum'' (Strobl, 1909) *'' C. annulatum'' (Becker, 1907) *'' C. blaisdelli'' (Cresson, 1920) *'' C. caucasicum'' Shatalkin, 1996 *'' C. ceianui'' Papp, 1984 *'' C. dolabriforme'' Sasakawa & Kozanek, 1995 *'' C. elisae'' ( Meigen, 1826) *'' C. ellisiorum'' Shatalkin, 2000 *'' C. geniculatum'' ( Fabricius, 1805) *'' C. hispanicum'' ( Mik, 1881) *'' C. indecorum'' ( L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aulogastromyia
'' Aulogastromyia'' is a genus of small flies 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 ... of the family Lauxaniidae. Species *'' A. anisodactyla'' ( Loew, 1845) *'' A. rohdendorfi'' Shatalkin, 1993 References Lauxaniidae Schizophora genera Taxa named by Friedrich Georg Hendel {{Lauxanioidea-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] |
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] |
Amblada (fly)
''Amblada'' is a genus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae. It contains only one species, ''Amblada atomaria''. Distribution Philippines, Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar .... References Lauxaniidae Diptera of Asia {{Lauxanioidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
