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Helaeomyia Bacoa
''Helaeomyia'' is a genus of shore flies (insects in the family Ephydridae). Species *''Helaeomyia bacoa'' (Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 1998) *''Helaeomyia colombiana'' (Lizarralde de Grosso, 1982) *''Helaeomyia cressoni'' (Lizarralde de Grosso, 1982) *''Helaeomyia cubensis'' (Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 1998) *''Helaeomyia dominicana'' (Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 1998) *''Helaeomyia mathisi'' (Lizarralde de Grosso, 1982) *''Helaeomyia metatarsata'' (Ezra Townsend Cresson, Cresson, 1939) *''Helaeomyia oligocarda'' (Lizarralde de Grosso, 1982) *''Helaeomyia petrolei'' (Daniel William Coquillett, Coquillett, 1899) *''Helaeomyia schildi'' (Ezra Townsend Cresson, Cresson, 1944) References {{taxonbar, from1=Q14597684 Ephydridae Brachycera genera Taxa named by Ezra Townsend Cresson Diptera of North America Diptera of South America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helaeomyia Petrolei
The petroleum fly, ''Helaeomyia petrolei'' (synonym ''Diasemocera petrolei''), is a species of fly from California, USA. The larvae feed on dead insects and other arthropods that become trapped in naturally occurring petroleum pools, making this the only known insect species that develops in crude oil, a substance which is normally highly toxic to insects. Description Adults are about 5 mm long, with black bodies, except for lighter cheeks. The halteres are yellowish, with white knobs. The densely hairy eyes are nearest at the middle of the face. The third joint of the antennae is slightly longer than the second, the spine of the latter not reaching beyond the apex of the antennae. The hyaline wings are tinged with gray on nearly the entire costal half, except sometimes having a spot toward the apex of the submarginal cell. The apex of the second vein is nearly twice as far from the first as from the apex of the third vein. Biology While the larvae normally swim slowly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
