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Xystini
Xystini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae. Genera *''Xysta ''Xysta'' is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Species *'' Xysta holosericea'' (Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman gens F ...'' Meigen, 1824 References Brachycera tribes Phasiinae Diptera of Asia Diptera of Europe {{phasiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phasiinae
Phasiinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Tachinidae. The members of this subfamily attack only Heteroptera. Tribes & genera The subfamily Phasiinae contains the following tribes and genera: ; Tribe Catharosiini : '' Catharosia'' Rondani, 1868 : '' Stackelbergomyia'' Rohdendorf, 1948 ; Tribe Cylindromyiini : '' Argyromima'' Brauer & von Bergenstamm, 1889 : '' Australotachina'' Curran, 1834 : '' Bellina'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 : '' Besseria'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 : '' Catapariprosopa'' Townsend, 1927 : '' Cylindromyia'' Meigen, 1803 : '' Hemyda'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 : '' Huttonobesseria'' Curran, 1927 : '' Lophosia'' Meigen, 1824 : '' Mesniletta'' Herting, 1979 : '' Neobrachelia'' Townsend, 1931 : '' Neolophosia'' Townsend, 1939 : '' Phania'' Meigen, 1824 : '' Phasiocyptera'' Townsend, 1927 : '' Polistiopsis'' Townsend, 1915 : '' Polybiocyptera'' Guimarães, 1979 : '' Pygidimyia'' Crosskey, 1967 ; Tribe Euscopoliopterygini : '' Euscopoliopteryx'' Townsend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tachinidae
The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1,300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in this family commonly are called tachinid flies or simply tachinids. As far as is known, they all are protelean parasitoids, or occasionally parasites, of arthropods, usually other insects. The family is known from many habitats in all zoogeographical regions and is especially diverse in South America. Life cycle Reproductive strategies vary greatly between Tachinid species, largely, but not always clearly, according to their respective life cycles. This means that they tend to be generalists rather than specialists. Comparatively few are restricted to a single host species, so there is little tendency towards the close co-evolution one finds in the adaptations of many specialist species to their hosts, such as are typical of protelean parasito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xysta
''Xysta'' is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Species *'' Xysta holosericea'' (Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia: **Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome * Johann Goldsmid (1587 ..., 1805) *'' Xysta incana'' Suster, 1929 References Tachinidae genera Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen Diptera of Asia Diptera of Europe {{phasiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen (3 May 1764 – 11 July 1845) was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera. Life Early years Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. They ran a small shop in Solingen. His paternal grandparents, however, owned an estate and hamlet with twenty houses. Adding to the rental income, Meigen's grandfather was a farmer and a guild mastercutler in Solingen. Two years after Meigen was born, his grandparents died and his parents moved to the family estate. This was already heavily indebted by the Seven Years' War, then bad crops and rash speculations forced the sale of the farm and the family moved back to Solingen. Meigen attended the town school but only for a short time. He had learned to read and write on his grandfather's estate and he read widely at home as well as taking an interest in natural history. A lodge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachycera Tribes
The Brachycera are a suborder of the order Diptera. It is a major suborder consisting of around 120 families. Their most distinguishing characteristic is reduced antenna segmentation. Description A summary of the main physical characteristics is: * Antenna size (with eight or fewer flagellomeres) is reduced. * The maxillary palp (an elongated appendage near the mouth) has two segments or fewer. * The back portions of the larval head capsule extend into the prothorax (the anterior part of the thorax, which bears the first pair of legs). * Two distinct parts make up of the larval mandible (lower jaw). * The epandrium and hypandrium of the genitalia are separated in males. * No premandible is present on the lower surface of the labrum (the roof of the mouth). * The configuration of the CuA2 and A1 wing veins is distinct. Brachyceran flies can also be distinguished through behavior. Many of the species are predators or scavengers. Classification The structure of subgroups wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diptera Of Asia
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 mechanosensory organs known as halteres, which act as high-speed sensors of rotational movement and allow dipterans to perform advanced aerobatics. Diptera is a large order containing an estimated 1,000,000 species including horse-flies, crane flies, hoverflies and others, although only about 125,000 species have been described. Flies have a mobile head, with a pair of large compound eyes, and mouthparts designed for piercing and sucking (mosquitoes, black flies and robber flies), or for lapping and sucking in the other groups. Their wing arrangement gives them great maneuverability in flight, and claws and pads on their feet enable them to cling to smooth surfaces. Flies undergo complete metamorphosis; the eggs are often laid on the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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