Toxonevra Superba
''Toxonevra superba'' is a species of flutter fly in the family Pallopteridae Pallopteridae is a family of flies. The various species are collectively called flutter-wing flies, trembling-wing, or waving-wing flies, because of the striking vibration of the wings in many species. Over 70 species in about 15 genera are foun .... References Further reading * * External links * * Pallopteridae Insects described in 1861 Taxa named by Hermann Loew {{tephritoidea-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hermann Loew
Friedrich Hermann Loew (19 July 1807 – 21 April 1879) was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges. He described many world species and was the first specialist to work on the Diptera of the United States. Biography Early years Hermann Loew was born in Weissenfels, Saxony a short distance south of Halle (Germany). The Loew family, though not wealthy, was well-placed. Loew's father was a functionary for the Department of Justice of the Duchy of Saxony who later became a ''Geheimer Regierungsrath'' of Prussia. Between 1817 and 1829 Loew attended first the Convent school of Rossleben, then the University of Halle-Wittenberg, graduating in mathematics, philology and natural history. Teacher, tutor and husband Recognizing his abilities as a mathematician, the university, on his graduation, appointed him as a lecturer in the same subjects. In 1830 he went to Berlin and gave lessons in differen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pallopteridae
Pallopteridae is a family of flies. The various species are collectively called flutter-wing flies, trembling-wing, or waving-wing flies, because of the striking vibration of the wings in many species. Over 70 species in about 15 genera are found in the temperate regions of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Biology Adults have been found on flowers and low-hanging branches in shady habits. Known larvae are phytophagous or carnivorous (some species preying on beetles of the families Cerambycidae and Scolytidae. One species is recorded as preying on larvae of the family Cecidomyiidae. Some have been found in flower buds and stems. Description For terms see Morphology of Diptera Dipteran morphology differs in some significant ways from the broader morphology of insects. The Diptera is a very large and diverse order of mostly small to medium-sized insects. They have prominent compound eyes on a mobile head, and (at most) ... They are medium-sized or relatively small flies, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Flutter Fly - Flickr - Treegrow (2)
Flutter may refer to: Technology * Aeroelastic flutter, a rapid self-feeding motion, potentially destructive, that is excited by aerodynamic forces in aircraft and bridges * Flutter (American company), a gesture recognition technology company acquired by Google in 2013 * Flutter (electronics and communication), any rapid variation of signal parameters * Flutter (software), a mobile application SDK and framework Medicine * "Heart flutter", an abnormally rapid heartbeat: ** Atrial flutter, a common abnormal heart rhythm ** Ventricular flutter, a tachycardia affecting the ventricles with a rate over 250-350 beats/min * Flutter valve, a one-way valve used in respiratory medicine to prevent air from travelling back along a chest tube Arts and entertainment * ''Flutter'' (comics), a comic series Music * Flutter-tonguing, a technique for playing wind instruments * ''Flutter'', a 2001 album and a composition by Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet * "Flutter", a song by Bonobo from his 20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Flutter Fly - Flickr - Treegrow
Flutter may refer to: Technology * Aeroelastic flutter, a rapid self-feeding motion, potentially destructive, that is excited by aerodynamic forces in aircraft and bridges * Flutter (American company), a gesture recognition technology company acquired by Google in 2013 * Flutter (electronics and communication), any rapid variation of signal parameters * Flutter (software), a mobile application SDK and framework Medicine * "Heart flutter", an abnormally rapid heartbeat: ** Atrial flutter, a common abnormal heart rhythm ** Ventricular flutter, a tachycardia affecting the ventricles with a rate over 250-350 beats/min * Flutter valve, a one-way valve used in respiratory medicine to prevent air from travelling back along a chest tube Arts and entertainment * ''Flutter'' (comics), a comic series Music * Flutter-tonguing, a technique for playing wind instruments * ''Flutter'', a 2001 album and a composition by Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet * "Flutter", a song by Bonobo from his 20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Insects Described In 1861
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. Their blood is not totally contained in vessels; some circulates in an open cavity known as the haemocoel. Insects are the most diverse group of animals; they include more than a million described species and represent more than half of all known living organisms. The total number of extant species is estimated at between six and ten million; In: potentially over 90% of the animal life forms on Earth are insects. Insects may be found in nearly all environments, although only a small number of species reside in the oceans, which are dominated by another arthropod group, crustaceans, which recent research has indicated insects are nested within. Nearly all insects hatch from eggs. Insect ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |