''Elassogaster'' is a genus of scavenger flies (Diptera) belonging to the family
Platystomatidae. They are native to warm regions of
Africa,
Madagascar,
Asia and
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
.
They have rounded heads with red eyes, a shiny green thorax and a dark stigma on the wing tips.
Adults frequent the vicinity of dung or carcasses, where they walk while constantly waving their wings. The larvae develop in dung.
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Species
*'' E. aerea'' Hendel Hendel is a surname, and may refer to:
* Frank B. Hendel (1892–1973), New York politician
* Friedrich Georg Hendel (1874–1936), Austrian high school director and entomologist mainly interested in Diptera
* Geerd Hendel (1903–1998), naval a ...
, 1914Hendel Hendel is a surname, and may refer to:
* Frank B. Hendel (1892–1973), New York politician
* Friedrich Georg Hendel (1874–1936), Austrian high school director and entomologist mainly interested in Diptera
* Geerd Hendel (1903–1998), naval a ...
, 1914Hendel Hendel is a surname, and may refer to:
* Frank B. Hendel (1892–1973), New York politician
* Friedrich Georg Hendel (1874–1936), Austrian high school director and entomologist mainly interested in Diptera
* Geerd Hendel (1903–1998), naval a ...
, 1914Wiedemann Wiedemann is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Barbara Wiedemann (born 1945), American poet
* Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann (1770–1840), German physician, historian, naturalist
*Elisabeth Wiedemann (1926-2015), Ger ...
, 1830)Osten Sacken
The House von der Osten-Sacken is an old and distinguished noble family of Baltic Germans. The family members held the titles of ''Baron'', ''Graf'', ''Knyaz'' and ''Fürst''.
History
The origins of the family are traced to 14th century. In 16 ...
, 1881)Hendel Hendel is a surname, and may refer to:
* Frank B. Hendel (1892–1973), New York politician
* Friedrich Georg Hendel (1874–1936), Austrian high school director and entomologist mainly interested in Diptera
* Geerd Hendel (1903–1998), naval a ...
, 1914Fabricius 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)Hendel Hendel is a surname, and may refer to:
* Frank B. Hendel (1892–1973), New York politician
* Friedrich Georg Hendel (1874–1936), Austrian high school director and entomologist mainly interested in Diptera
* Geerd Hendel (1903–1998), naval a ...
, 1914Hendel Hendel is a surname, and may refer to:
* Frank B. Hendel (1892–1973), New York politician
* Friedrich Georg Hendel (1874–1936), Austrian high school director and entomologist mainly interested in Diptera
* Geerd Hendel (1903–1998), naval a ...
, 1914Hendel Hendel is a surname, and may refer to:
* Frank B. Hendel (1892–1973), New York politician
* Friedrich Georg Hendel (1874–1936), Austrian high school director and entomologist mainly interested in Diptera
* Geerd Hendel (1903–1998), naval a ...
, 1914)Hendel Hendel is a surname, and may refer to:
* Frank B. Hendel (1892–1973), New York politician
* Friedrich Georg Hendel (1874–1936), Austrian high school director and entomologist mainly interested in Diptera
* Geerd Hendel (1903–1998), naval a ...
, 1914
References
External links
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Diptera of Africa
Diptera of Asia
Platystomatidae
Schizophora genera
Taxa named by Jacques-Marie-Frangile Bigot
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