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Micropezidae
The Micropezidae are a moderate-sized family of acalyptrate muscoid flies in the insect order Diptera, comprising about 500 species in about 50 genera and five subfamilies worldwide, (except New Zealand and Macquarie Island).McAlpine, D.K. (1998). Review of the Australian stilt flies (Diptera: Micropezidae) with a phylogenetic analysis of the family. ''Invertebrate Taxonomy'' 12:55–134. (with key to Australian species) They are most diverse in tropical and subtropical habitats, especially in the Neotropical Region. Insects in this family are commonly called stilt-legged flies, after their characteristically long legs. The fore legs are markedly smaller than the other pairs. Mostly, they are long-bodied, often black flies, usually with infuscated (darkened) wings. Wings are reduced in the genera '' Calycopteryx'' and entirely absent in the ant-like '' Badisis ambulans''. Description For terms see Morphology of Diptera Very slender, small to large (3–16 mm) flies, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropezidae At Kadavoor
The Micropezidae are a moderate-sized family of acalyptrate muscoid flies in the insect order Diptera, comprising about 500 species in about 50 genera and five subfamilies worldwide, (except New Zealand and Macquarie Island).McAlpine, D.K. (1998). Review of the Australian stilt flies (Diptera: Micropezidae) with a phylogenetic analysis of the family. ''Invertebrate Taxonomy'' 12:55–134. (with key to Australian species) They are most diverse in tropical and subtropical habitats, especially in the Neotropical Region. Insects in this family are commonly called stilt-legged flies, after their characteristically long legs. The fore legs are markedly smaller than the other pairs. Mostly, they are long-bodied, often black flies, usually with infuscated (darkened) wings. Wings are reduced in the genera ''Calycopteryx'' and entirely absent in the ant-like ''Badisis ambulans''. Description For terms see Morphology of Diptera Very slender, small to large (3–16 mm) flies, they hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metopochetus
''Metopochetus'' is a genus of stilt-legged flies. ''Crus'' is a subgenus. Species within ''Metopochetus'' are: * '' Metopochetus aequalis'' * '' Metopochetus aitkeni'' * '' Metopochetus aper'' * '' Metopochetus bickeli'' * '' Metopochetus clarus'' * '' Metopochetus corax'' * '' Metopochetus curvus'' * '' Metopochetus freyi'' * '' Metopochetus impar'' * '' Metopochetus lugens'' * '' Metopochetus micidus'' * '' Metopochetus ralumenis'' * '' Metopochetus regius'' References Micropezidae Nerioidea genera {{Nerioidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaeropsis
''Anaeropsis'' is a genus of stilt-legged fly. It is found in New Guinea. Species *'' Anaeropsis guttipennis'' (Walker Walker or The Walker may refer to: People *Walker (given name) *Walker (surname) *Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Places In the United States *Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County *Walker, Mono County, California * ..., 1861) References Micropezidae Nerioidea genera Insects of New Guinea {{Nerioidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropeza Corrigiolata - 2013-06-03
''Micropeza'' is a genus of stilt-legged flies in the family Micropezidae. Description These stilt-legged flies have no crossvein separating discal cells and the second basal cell of the wing. Fronto‑orbital setaeare absent. Costa is bare from base to end of subcostal vein. Occiput is very prominent and has postvertical bristles. The four posterior tibiae have small bristles. Species Species within this genus include: * '' Micropeza abnormis'' * '' Micropeza afghanistanica'' * '' Micropeza albiseta'' * ''Micropeza ambigua'' * '' Micropeza angustipennis'' * '' Micropeza annulata'' * '' Micropeza annulipes'' * '' Micropeza annuliventris'' * '' Micropeza appendiculata'' * '' Micropeza argentiniensis'' * '' Micropeza armipennis'' * '' Micropeza atra'' * '' Micropeza atripes'' * '' Micropeza atriseta'' * '' Micropeza biannulata'' * ''Micropeza bilineata'' * '' Micropeza bisetosa'' * '' Micropeza bogotana'' * '' Micropeza brasiliensis'' * ''Micropeza brevipennis'' * ''Micropeza b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badisis Ambulans
''Badisis'' is a stilt-legged fly genus with only one known species, ''Badisis ambulans''. This is a wingless, haltere-less fly with an ant-like appearance. It is only found in the Southwest Australian bioregion of Western Australia. Dependent on the rare Albany pitcher plant (''Cephalotus follicularis'') for its development, this fly is also a rare species. Despite its many apomorphic features, the details of its morphology suggest a close relationship to the diverse genus ''Metopochetus'', which is also in the tribe Metopochetini. The fossil stilt-legged fly '' Electrobata tertiaria'' from Baltic amber of the Paleogene also shows some similarities; it may be a very basal member of the Metopochetini, close to the divergence between these and the Eurybatinae. Description Apart from its lack of wings and halteres, ''B. ambulans'' has a less unusual habitus than other members of the Micropezidae. Its body is stockier, with a petiolate abdomen (like in ants and other Apocri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taeniapterinae
Taeniapterinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Micropezidae. There are at least 9 described species in Taeniapterinae. Genera * '' Calobatina'' Enderlein, 1922 * '' Grallipeza'' Rondani, 1850 * '' Hoplocheiloma'' Cresson ''Cresson'' is the French word for ''watercress''. It may refer to: ; Places * Battle of Cresson, a small battle fought on May 1, 1187, in what now is Israel, near Nazareth * Cresson, Kansas, a United States ghost town * Cresson, Pennsylvania, a ..., 1926 * '' Rainieria'' Rondani, 1843 * '' Taeniaptera'' Macquart, 1835 References Further reading * External links Diptera.infoNCBI Taxonomy Browser, Taeniapterinae Micropezidae Brachycera subfamilies {{Nerioidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calycopteryx
''Calycopteryx'' is a genus of stilt-legged fly with only a single recognized species, the ''Calycopteryx mosleyi'' (sometimes misspelled ''moseleyi'') native to the Kerguelen Islands and Heard Island of the south Indian Ocean, first described by Alfred Edwin Eaton in 1875. It is characterized by its tiny size and flightlessness. Evolution and taxonomy ''Calycopteryx mosleyi'' has wings that have shrunk and turned into a fat reserve, probably due to the strong winds of the Kerguelen archipelago that make flight for tiny insects almost impossible. This could indicate that they migrated from elsewhere to the islands they are currently found and evolved there separately from the other species of the family Micropezidae. They are the only recognized species of the genus. Two subspecies are recognized: * ''Calycopteryx mosleyi mosleyi'' ( Eaton, 1875) * ''Calycopteryx mosleyi minor'' ( Enderlein, 1909) Description These tiny flies can reach 7 mm in length and have a greenish-bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimegralla
''Mimegralla'' is a genus of stilt-legged fly, stilt-legged flies in the family Micropezidae. There are more than 80 described species in ''Mimegralla'', found in Indomalaya, Oceania, Africa, Pacific Islands, and Central and South America. Species These 84 species belong to the genus ''Mimegralla'': * ''Mimegralla abana'' (Walker, 1849) * ''Mimegralla africana'' (Bigot, 1886) * ''Mimegralla albimanus'' (Doleschall, 1856) * ''Mimegralla albipes'' Hennig, 1935 * ''Mimegralla albitarsis'' (Wiedemann, 1819) * ''Mimegralla australica'' Hennig, 1935 * ''Mimegralla basilewskyi'' (Verbeke, 1956) * ''Mimegralla baumanni'' (Enderlein, 1922) * ''Mimegralla binghami'' (Enderlein, 1922) * ''Mimegralla caligata'' (Rondani, 1875) * ''Mimegralla cedens'' (Walker, 1856) * ''Mimegralla choui'' (Li, Liu & Yang, 2012) * ''Mimegralla chrysopleura'' (Osten Sacken, 1882) * ''Mimegralla cinereipennis'' (Bigot, 1886) * ''Mimegralla cocoensis'' McAlpine, 1998 * ''Mimegralla coeruleifrons'' (Macquart, 184 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calobata
''Calobata'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Micropezidae The Micropezidae are a moderate-sized family of acalyptrate muscoid flies in the insect order Diptera, comprising about 500 species in about 50 genera and five subfamilies worldwide, (except New Zealand and Macquarie Island).McAlpine, D.K. (199 .... The genus was first described by Meigen in 1803. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. Species include: * '' Calobata petronella'' References Micropezidae {{nerioidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acalyptrate Muscoid
The Acalyptratae or Acalyptrata are a subsection of the Schizophora, which are a section of the order Diptera, the "true flies". In various contexts the Acalyptratae also are referred to informally as the acalyptrate muscoids, or acalyptrates, as opposed to the Calyptratae. All forms of the name refer to the lack of calypters in the members of this subsection of flies. An alternative name, Acalypterae is current, though in minority usage. It was first used by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1835 for a section of his tribe Muscides; he used it to refer to all acalyptrates plus scathophagids and phorids, but excluding Conopidae. The confusing forms of the names stem from their first usage; ''Acalyptratae'' and ''Acalyptrata'' actually are adjectival forms in Neo-Latin. They were coined in the mid 19th century in contexts such as "Muscae Calyptratae and Acalyptratae" and "Diptera Acalyptrata", and the forms stuck. The Acalyptratae are a large assemblage, exhibiting very diverse h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbivore
A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically evolved to feed on plants, especially upon vascular tissues such as foliage, fruits or seeds, as the main component of its diet. These more broadly also encompass animals that eat non-vascular autotrophs such as mosses, algae and lichens, but do not include those feeding on decomposed plant matters (i.e. detritivores) or macrofungi (i.e. fungivores). As a result of their plant-based diet, herbivorous animals typically have mouth structures ( jaws or mouthparts) well adapted to mechanically break down plant materials, and their digestive systems have special enzymes (e.g. amylase and cellulase) to digest polysaccharides. Grazing herbivores such as horses and cattles have wide flat- crowned teeth that are better adapted for grinding grass, tree bark and other tougher lignin-containing materials, and many of them evolved rumination or cecotropic behaviors to better extract nutrients from plants. A larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
