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Syrphinae
The Syrphinae constitute one of the three subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae. Most larvae of this subfamily feed on aphids. It is a monophyletic group with more than 1,600 species. Gallery File:Melanostoma sp. (scalare^) Female. - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg, '' Melanostoma'' sp. File:Platycheirus albimanus (male) - Flickr - S. Rae (3).jpg, '' Platycheirus albimanus'' (male) File:Skinny Flower Fly - Flickr - treegrow.jpg, '' Ocyptamus fuscipennis'' File:Sphaerophoria sp. (female) - Spain - Flickr - S. Rae.jpg, '' Sphaerophoria'' sp. (female) File:Syrphus sp. (male) - Flickr - S. Rae.jpg, ''Syrphus'' sp. (male) File:Toxomerus.marginatus02.jpg, ''Toxomerus marginatus'' File:Syrphid.maggot3554.5.13.08cw.jpg, Larva of ''Syrphus'' sp. feeding on aphids File:Eupeodes americanus.jpg, Puparium A pupa (; : pupae) is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation between immature and mature stages. Insects that go through a pupal stage are holometabolous: they go throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bacchini
The Bacchini are a tribe of hoverflies. The tribe Bacchini contains a worldwide distribution of over 430 species. They are mostly small elongate flies with black heads and scutellum. Larvae are predatory, mainly upon aphids, like others in the subfamily Syrphinae, itself containing around 1,600 species. They in turn belong to the family Syrphidae with over 6,200 species worldwide. List of genera *'' Baccha'' Fabricius, 1805 *'' Eocheilosia'' Hull, 1949 *'' Platycheirus'' Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 *''Pyrophaena'' Schiner, 1860 *'' Rohdendorfia'' Smirnov, 1924 *'' Spazigaster'' Rondani, 1843 *'' Syrphocheilosia'' Stackelberg __NOTOC__ Stackelberg is a surname, mainly known as the surname of a noble family of Baltic German descent (see Stackelberg family). Notable people with the surname include: A *Adolphe Stackelberg (1822–1871), Swedish count and Christian reviva ..., 1864 Baccha elongata (Syrphidae) - (imago), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands.jpg, ''Baccha elongata'' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toxomerus Marginatus
''Toxomerus marginatus'', also known as the margined calligrapher fly, is a common species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of North America. The larvae are predators of thrips, aphids, and small caterpillars. Adults feed on a wide range of flowers. Smith & Chaney 2007 finds ''T.marginatus'' is the most numerous of the Syrphidae species biological control, controlling aphids in lettuce fields on California Central Coast, California's Central Coast. * * ''Toxomerus marginatus'' are commonly found in Vaccinium macrocarpon, cranberry fields. This species of syrphid is highly attracted to the Volatile organic compound#Biologically generated VOCs, plant volatile methyl salicylate, which is a floral compound as well as being an herbivore-induced plant volatile.Rodriguez-Saona, C., Kaplan, I., Braasch, J., Chinnasamy, D., & Williams, L. (2011). Field responses of predaceous arthropods to methyl salicylate: A meta-analysis and case study in cranberries. Biological Control, 59(2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaeva Pyrastri
''Scaeva pyrastri'', common name the pied hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly. Distribution These hoverflies are present in most of Europe, the Near East, the East Palearctic realm, the Nearctic realm, North Africa, and the Indomalayan realm. In the UK ''S. pyrastri'' is a migrant which arrives in some years in high numbers and in others is almost absent. Description ''Scaeva pyrastri'' can reach a length of . This large distinctive fly has three pairs of white comma markings (Glossary of entomology terms, lunules) on the abdomen, these are yellow on ''Scaeva selenitica''. The face is yellow, with reddish brown antennae. The eyes are covered with hair. Scutellum (insect anatomy), Scutellum is brown yellow. The legs are red with a black base of the femur. The male's eyes do touch in the centre of the frons, while in the females they are separated. The larvae are light green or sometimes pink, with a white dorsal longitudinal stripe. Habitat and behavior This species can be fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanostomini
The Melanostomini are a tribe of hoverflies. The tribe was first described as the subfamily Melanostominae by Williston in 1885. The tribe has at times been considered to be synonymous with Bacchini. Description Williston first described the group to include the genera ''Pyrophaena'', '' Platycheirus'' (as ''Platychirus''), and '' Melanostoma'' as follows: The modern concept of the group has changed considerably from this initial description. A recent molecular phylogenetic study found that Bacchini ''sensu lato ''Sensu'' is a Latin word meaning "in the sense of". It is used in a number of fields including biology, geology, linguistics, semiotics, and law. Commonly it refers to how strictly or loosely an expression is used in describing any particular co ...'' should be divided into two groups: ''Melastoma'' and related genera (i.e., Melanostomini), and '' Baccha'' and related genera (i.e., Bacchini). References Syrphinae Brachycera tribes {{Syrphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syrphini
The Syrphini are a tribe (biology), tribe of Hoverfly, hoverflies. List of genera Relationships within this tribe were investigated by analysing and comparing genetic data. Results seem to show the members of Syrphini fall into several smaller groups or clades. *''Afrosyrphus'' Charles Howard Curran, Curran, 1927 *''Agnisyrphus'' Ghorpade, 1994 *''Allobacha'' Charles Howard Curran, Curran, 1928 *''Allograpta'' Carl Robert Osten-Sacken, Osten Sacken, 1875. Subgenera: ''A. (Allograpta)'', ''A. (Antillus)'', ''A. (Claraplumula)'', ''A. (Costarica)'', ''A. (Fazia)'', ''A. (Rhinoprosopa)'' *''Anu (fly), Anu'' F. Christian Thompson, Thompson, 2008 *''Asarkina'' Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart, Macquart, 1834. Subgenera: ''A. (Achoanus)'', ''A. (Asarkina)'' *''Asiodidea'' Aleksandr Stackelberg, Stackelberg, 1930 *''Betasyrphus'' Shonen Matsumura, Matsumura, 1917 *''Chrysotoxum'' Johann Wilhelm Meigen, Meigen, 1803 *''Citrogramma'' Vockeroth, 1969 *''Dasysyrphus'' Günther Enderlein, En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoverfly
Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphids, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae ( maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs, specifically detritivores, eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores, preying on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects. Insects such as aphids are considered crop pests, so the aphid-eating larvae of some hoverflies are economically and ecologically important. The larvae are potential agents for use in biological control, while the adults are pollinators. About 6,000 species in 200 genera have been described. Hoverflies are common throughout the world and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Hoverflies are harmless to most mammals, though many s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanostoma
''Melanostoma '' is a large genus of hoverflies. Little is known of their biology, but they are suspected to be general predators of small insects in leaf litter. Species Source:"Melanostoma". Encyclopedia of Life, available from http://eol.org/pages/25610/entries/33710029/overview. Accessed on 25 January 2012 *'' M. abdominale'' Shiraki, 1930 *'' M. aenoscutum'' Hull, 1964 *'' M. algens'' Curran, 1931 *'' M. alpinum'' Szilády, 1942 *'' M. alticola'' Speiser, 1910 *'' M. annulipes'' Macquart, 1842 *'' M. apicale'' Bigot, 1884 *'' M. atrum'' Sack, 1932 *'' M. aurantiaca'' Becker, 1921 *'' M. babyssa'' (Walker, 1849) *'' M. babyssola'' Speiser, 1924 *'' M. bergmani'' Doesburg, 1966 *'' M. bicruciatum'' (Bigot, 1884) *'' M. bituberculatum'' Loew, 1858 *'' M. boreomontanum'' Mutin, 1986 *'' M. diffusum'' Hull, 1941 *'' M. dubium'' ( Zetterstedt, 1838) *'' M. elongatum'' Matsumura, 1919 *'' M. eversmanni'' Enderlein, 1938 *'' M. fasciatum'' (Macquart, 1850) *'' M. flavipenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platycheirus Albimanus
''Platycheirus albimanus'' is a common widespread species of hoverfly. A holarctic species its range includes Greenland, Iceland, Britain, mainland Europe, Russia, across Siberia to the pacific coast, the Philippines, Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ..., western Canada and United States. The larvae feed on aphids on a wide range of plants, shrubs and trees. Adults can be found in flight generally between April and October on the edges of woodland or scrub, Heath (habitat), heath or along hedgerows where they visit a wide range of flowers.Coe, R.L. (1953) Diptera: Syrphidae. ''Handbks.ident.Br.insects,'' 10(1): 1-98. R.ent.Soc.Londonpdf/ref> Description [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
