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Syrphinae
The Syrphinae constitute one of the three subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae. Most larvae of this subfamily feed on aphids. It is a monophyletic group with more than 1,600 species. Gallery File:Melanostoma sp. (scalare^) Female. - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg, '' Melanostoma'' sp. File:Platycheirus albimanus (male) - Flickr - S. Rae (3).jpg, '' Platycheirus albimanus'' (male) File:Skinny Flower Fly - Flickr - treegrow.jpg, '' Ocyptamus fuscipennis'' File:Sphaerophoria sp. (female) - Spain - Flickr - S. Rae.jpg, '' Sphaerophoria'' sp. (female) File:Syrphus sp. (male) - Flickr - S. Rae.jpg, ''Syrphus'' sp. (male) File:Toxomerus.marginatus02.jpg, ''Toxomerus marginatus'' File:Syrphid.maggot3554.5.13.08cw.jpg, Larva of ''Syrphus ''Syrphus'' is a genus of hoverflies. It can be distinguished from other genera of the tribe Syrphini because it is the only genus that has long hairs on the upper surface of the lower lobe of the calypter (as well as hairs on the rear margin o ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanostoma
''Melanostoma '' is a large genus of hoverfly, hoverflies. Little is known of their biology, but they are suspected to be general predators of small insects in leaf litter. Species"Melanostoma". Encyclopedia of Life, available from http://eol.org/pages/25610/entries/33710029/overview. Accessed on 25 January 2012 *''Melanostoma abdominale, M. abdominale'' Shiraki, 1930 *''Melanostoma aenoscutum, M. aenoscutum'' Frank Montgomery Hull, Hull, 1964 *''Melanostoma algens, M. algens'' Charles Howard Curran, Curran, 1931 *''Melanostoma alpinum, M. alpinum'' Zoltán Szilády, Szilády, 1942 *''Melanostoma alticola, M. alticola'' Paul Gustav Eduard Speiser, Speiser, 1910 *''Melanostoma annulipes, M. annulipes'' Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart, Macquart, 1842 *''Melanostoma apicale, M. apicale'' Jacques-Marie-Frangile Bigot, Bigot, 1884 *''Melanostoma atrum, M. atrum'' Pius Sack, Sack, 1932 *''Melanostoma aurantiaca, M. aurantiaca'' Theodor Becker, Becker, 1921 *''Melanostoma babyssa, M. babys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaeva Pyrastri
''Scaeva pyrastri'', common name the pied hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly. Distribution These hoverflies are present in most of Europe, the Near East, the East Palearctic realm, the Nearctic realm, North Africa, and the Indomalayan realm. In the UK ''S. pyrastri'' is a migrant which arrives in some years in high numbers and in others is almost absent. Description ''Scaeva pyrastri'' can reach a length of . This large distinctive fly has three pairs of white comma markings ( lunules) on the abdomen, these are yellow on ''Scaeva selenitica''. The face is yellow, with reddish brown antennae. The eyes are covered with hair. Scutellum is brown yellow. The legs are red with a black base of the femur. The male's eyes do touch in the centre of the frons, while in the females they are separated. The larvae are light green or sometimes pink, with a white dorsal longitudinal stripe. Habitat and behavior This species can be found in gardens, meadows and wasteland. Adults are common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bacchini
The Bacchini are a tribe of hoverflies. List of genera *'' Argentinomyia'' Lynch Arribalzaga, 1891 *''Baccha'' Fabricius, 1805 *''Leucopodella'' Hull, 1949 *''Melanostoma'' Schiner, 1860 *''Platycheirus'' Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 *''Rohdendorfia'' Smirnov, 1924 *''Spazigaster'' Rondani, 1843 *''Syrphocheilosia'' Stackelberg, 1864 *''Talahua'' Fluke, 1945 *''Tuberculanostoma'' Fluke, 1943 *''Xanthandrus ''Xanthandrus '' is a small genus of hoverflies. Species *'' X. azorensis'' Frey, 1945 *'' X. bucephalus'' (Wiedemann), 1830 *'' X. comtus'' (Harris, 1780) *'' X. congensis'' Curran, 1938 *'' X. cubanus'' Fluke, 1936 *'' X. flavomaculatus'' S ...'' Verrall, 1901 References Syrphinae Brachycera tribes {{Syrphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paragini
The Syrphini are a tribe of hoverflies. List of genera Relationships within this tribe were investigated by analysing and comparing genetic data. Results seem to show the members of Syrphini fall into several smaller groups or clades. *''Afrosyrphus'' Curran, 1927 *'' Agnisyrphus'' Ghorpade, 1994 *'' Allobacha'' Curran, 1928 *'' Allograpta'' Osten Sacken, 1875. Subgenera: ''A. (Allograpta)'', ''A. (Antillus)'', ''A. (Claraplumula)'', ''A. (Costarica)'', ''A. (Fazia)'', ''A. (Rhinoprosopa)'' *''Anu'' Thompson, 2008 *''Asarkina'' Macquart, 1834. Subgenera: ''A. (Achoanus)'', ''A. (Asarkina)'' *'' Asiodidea'' Stackelberg, 1930 *''Betasyrphus'' Matsumura, 1917 *'' Chrysotoxum'' Meigen, 1803 *''Citrogramma'' Vockeroth, 1969 *''Dasysyrphus'' Enderlein, 1938 *''Didea'' Macquart, 1834 *'' Dideomima'' Vockeroth, 1969 *''Dideoides'' Brunetti, 1908 *''Dideopsis'' Matsumura, 1917 *'' Doros'' Meigen, 1803 *'' Eosphaerophoria'' Frey, 1946 *''Epistrophe'' Walker, 1852 *'' Epistro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syrphini
The Syrphini are a tribe of hoverflies. List of genera Relationships within this tribe were investigated by analysing and comparing genetic data. Results seem to show the members of Syrphini fall into several smaller groups or clades. *''Afrosyrphus'' Curran, 1927 *'' Agnisyrphus'' Ghorpade, 1994 *'' Allobacha'' Curran, 1928 *'' Allograpta'' Osten Sacken, 1875. Subgenera: ''A. (Allograpta)'', ''A. (Antillus)'', ''A. (Claraplumula)'', ''A. (Costarica)'', ''A. (Fazia)'', ''A. (Rhinoprosopa)'' *''Anu'' Thompson, 2008 *''Asarkina'' Macquart, 1834. Subgenera: ''A. (Achoanus)'', ''A. (Asarkina)'' *'' Asiodidea'' Stackelberg, 1930 *''Betasyrphus'' Matsumura, 1917 *'' Chrysotoxum'' Meigen, 1803 *'' Citrogramma'' Vockeroth, 1969 *''Dasysyrphus'' Enderlein, 1938 *''Didea'' Macquart, 1834 *'' Dideomima'' Vockeroth, 1969 *'' Dideoides'' Brunetti, 1908 *''Dideopsis'' Matsumura, 1917 *'' Doros'' Meigen, 1803 *'' Eosphaerophoria'' Frey, 1946 *''Epistrophe'' Walker, 1852 *'' Epist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toxomerini
The Syrphini are a tribe of hoverflies. List of genera Relationships within this tribe were investigated by analysing and comparing genetic data. Results seem to show the members of Syrphini fall into several smaller groups or clades. *''Afrosyrphus'' Curran, 1927 *'' Agnisyrphus'' Ghorpade, 1994 *'' Allobacha'' Curran, 1928 *'' Allograpta'' Osten Sacken, 1875. Subgenera: ''A. (Allograpta)'', ''A. (Antillus)'', ''A. (Claraplumula)'', ''A. (Costarica)'', ''A. (Fazia)'', ''A. (Rhinoprosopa)'' *''Anu'' Thompson, 2008 *''Asarkina'' Macquart, 1834. Subgenera: ''A. (Achoanus)'', ''A. (Asarkina)'' *'' Asiodidea'' Stackelberg, 1930 *''Betasyrphus'' Matsumura, 1917 *'' Chrysotoxum'' Meigen, 1803 *''Citrogramma'' Vockeroth, 1969 *''Dasysyrphus'' Enderlein, 1938 *''Didea'' Macquart, 1834 *'' Dideomima'' Vockeroth, 1969 *''Dideoides'' Brunetti, 1908 *''Dideopsis'' Matsumura, 1917 *'' Doros'' Meigen, 1803 *'' Eosphaerophoria'' Frey, 1946 *''Epistrophe'' Walker, 1852 *'' Epistro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoverfly
Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs, eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores and prey on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects. Insects such as aphids are considered a crop pest, and therefore the aphid-eating larvae of some hover flies serve as an economically (as well as ecologically) important predator and even potential agents for use in biological control, while the adults may be pollinators. About 6,000 species in 200 genera have been described. Hover flies are common throughout the world and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Hover flies are harmless to most mammals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platycheirus Albimanus
''Platycheirus albimanus'' is a common widespread species of hoverfly. A holarctic species its range includes Greenland, Iceland, Britain, mainland Europe, Russia, across Siberia to the pacific coast, the Philippines, Alaska, western Canada and United States. The larvae feed on aphids on a wide range of plants, shrubs and trees. Adults can be found in flight generally between April and October on the edges of woodland or scrub, heath or along hedgerows where they visit a wide range of flowers.Coe, R.L. (1953) Diptera: Syrphidae. ''Handbks.ident.Br.insects,'' 10(1): 1-98. R.ent.Soc.Londonpdf/ref> DescriptionExternal images For terms see Morphology of Diptera
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Syrphus
''Syrphus'' is a genus of hoverflies. It can be distinguished from other genera of the tribe Syrphini because it is the only genus that has long hairs on the upper surface of the lower lobe of the calypter (as well as hairs on the rear margin of the calypter as in most Syrphini). Species *''Syrphus annulifemur'' Mutin, 1997 *''Syrphus attenuatus'' Hine, 1922 *''Syrphus currani'' Fluke, 1939 *'' Syrphus dimidiatus'' Macquart, 1834 *''Syrphus doesburgi'' Goot, 1964 *''Syrphus intricatus'' Vockeroth, 1983 *'' Syrphus knabi'' Shannon, 1916 *''Syrphus laceyorum'' Thompson, 2000 *''Syrphus monoculus'' (Swederus, 1787) *''Syrphus nitidifrons'' (Becker, 1921) *'' Syrphus opinator'' Osten Sacken, 1877 *''Syrphus octomaculatus'' Walker, 1837 *'' S. phaeostigma'' Wiedemann, 1830 *''Syrphus rectus'' Osten Sacken, 1875 *'' Syrphus ribesii'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Syrphus sexmaculatus'' (Zetterstedt, 1838) *''Syrphus sonorensis'' Vockeroth, 1983 *'' Syrphus torvus'' Osten Sacken, 1875 *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toxomerus Marginatus
''Toxomerus marginatus'', also known as the calligrapher fly, is a common species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of North America. The larvae are predators of thrips, aphids, and small caterpillars. Adults feed on a wide range of flowers. Smith & Chaney 2007 finds ''T.marginatus'' is the most numerous of the Syrphidae species controlling aphids in lettuce Lettuce (''Lactuca sativa'') is an annual plant of the family Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable, but sometimes for its stem and seeds. Lettuce is most often used for salads, although it is also seen in other kinds of food, ... fields on California's Central Coast. References Diptera of North America Syrphinae Insects described in 1822 Taxa named by Thomas Say {{Syrphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monophyly
In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic groups are typically characterised by shared derived characteristics ( synapomorphies), which distinguish organisms in the clade from other organisms. An equivalent term is holophyly. The word "mono-phyly" means "one-tribe" in Greek. Monophyly is contrasted with paraphyly and polyphyly as shown in the second diagram. A ''paraphyletic group'' consists of all of the descendants of a common ancestor minus one or more monophyletic groups. A '' polyphyletic group'' is characterized by convergent features or habits of scientific interest (for example, night-active primates, fruit trees, aquatic insects). The features by which a polyphyletic group is differentiated from others are not inherited from a common ancestor. These definitions have taken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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