Chromolepida Bella
''Chromolepida'' is a genus of stiletto flies in the family Therevidae The Therevidae are a family of flies of the superfamily Asiloidea commonly known as stiletto flies. The family contains about 1,600 described species worldwide, most diverse in arid and semiarid regions with sandy soils. The larvae are predators .... There are about five described species in ''Chromolepida''. Species These five species belong to the genus ''Chromolepida'': * '' Chromolepida bella'' Cole, 1923 * '' Chromolepida clavitibia'' Webb & Irwin, 1995 * '' Chromolepida mexicana'' Cole, 1923 * '' Chromolepida nigra'' Webb & Irwin, 1995 * '' Chromolepida pruinosa'' (Coquillett, 1904) References Further reading * Therevidae Articles created by Qbugbot Asiloidea genera {{Asiloidea-stub ...
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Stiletto Fly
The Therevidae are a family of flies of the superfamily Asiloidea commonly known as stiletto flies. The family contains about 1,600 described species worldwide, most diverse in arid and semiarid regions with sandy soils. The larvae are predators of insect larvae in soil. Description Adult Therevidae are small- to medium-sized with a body length of 2.4 to 18 mm and a hairy integument. The coloration ranges from shades of yellow to black, but commonly the background colour is masked by the tomentum. The compound eyes are generally larger in males, which in many species are actually holoptic. Females have well-developed compound eyes, but are clearly dichoptic. There are three ocelli. The antennae are relatively short. The scape is elongated, the pedicel very short, and the first flagellomere is conical and elongated, the apex bearing a compound stylus with one to three segments. The scape and pedicel are pubescent; In contrast to the related and confusingly similar famil ...
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