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Limata (fly)
''Limata'' is a genus of biting Horse-fly, horseflies of the family Horse-fly, Tabanidae. Species *''Limata bedfordi'' Harold Oldroyd, Oldroyd, 1954 *''Limata capensis'' (Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann, Wiedemann, 1821) *''Limata facialis'' Harold Oldroyd, Oldroyd, 1954 *''Limata karooensis'' Harold Oldroyd, Oldroyd, 1954 *''Limata kuhnelti'' Usher, 1967 *''Limata laevifrons'' (Hermann Loew, Loew, 1858) *''Limata miranda'' Usher, 1968 *''Limata parafacialis'' Harold Oldroyd, Oldroyd, 1957 *''Limata seyrigi'' (Eugène Séguy, Séguy, 1955) *''Limata tenuicornis'' (Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart, Macquart, 1838) References Tabanidae Diptera of Africa Taxa named by Harold Oldroyd Brachycera genera {{tabanoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Oldroyd
Harold Oldroyd (24 December 1913 – 3 September 1978) was a British entomologist. He specialised in the biology of flies, and wrote many books, especially popular science that helped entomology to reach a broader public. His ''The Natural History of Flies'' is considered to be the "fly Bible". Although his speciality was the Diptera, he acknowledged that they are not a popular topic: "Breeding in dung, carrion, sewage and even living flesh, flies are a subject of disgust...not to be discussed in polite society". It was Oldroyd who proposed the idea of hyphenating the names of true flies (Diptera) to distinguish them from other insects with "fly" in their names. Thus, the "house-fly", "crane-fly" and "blow-fly" would be true flies, while the "dragonfly", "scorpion fly" and so on belong to other orders. He also debunked the calculation that a single pair of house-flies, if allowed to reproduce without inhibitions could, within nine months, number 5.6×1012 individuals, enough to cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Loew
Friedrich Hermann Loew (19 July 1807 – 21 April 1879) was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges. He described many world species and was the first specialist to work on the Diptera of the United States. Biography Early years Hermann Loew was born in Weissenfels, Saxony a short distance south of Halle (Germany). The Loew family, though not wealthy, was well-placed. Loew's father was a functionary for the Department of Justice of the Duchy of Saxony who later became a ''Geheimer Regierungsrath'' of Prussia. Between 1817 and 1829 Loew attended first the Convent school of Rossleben, then the University of Halle-Wittenberg, graduating in mathematics, philology and natural history. Teacher, tutor and husband Recognizing his abilities as a mathematician, the university, on his graduation, appointed him as a lecturer in the same subjects. In 1830 he went to Berlin and gave lessons in dif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diptera Of Africa
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced mechanosensory organs known as halteres, which act as high-speed sensors of rotational movement and allow dipterans to perform advanced aerobatics. Diptera is a large order containing an estimated 1,000,000 species including horse-flies, crane flies, hoverflies and others, although only about 125,000 species have been described. Flies have a mobile head, with a pair of large compound eyes, and mouthparts designed for piercing and sucking (mosquitoes, black flies and robber flies), or for lapping and sucking in the other groups. Their wing arrangement gives them great maneuverability in flight, and claws and pads on their feet enable them to cling to smooth surfaces. Flies undergo complete metamorphosis; the eggs are often laid on the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabanidae
Horse-flies or horseflies are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. They are often large and agile in flight, and only the female horseflies bite animals, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunlight, avoiding dark and shady areas, and are inactive at night. They are found all over the world except for some islands and the polar regions (Hawaii, Greenland, Iceland). Both horse-flies and botflies (Oestridae) are sometimes referred to as gadflies. Adult horse-flies feed on nectar and plant exudates; the males have weak mouthparts and only the females bite animals to obtain enough protein from blood to produce eggs. The mouthparts of females are formed into a stout stabbing organ with two pairs of sharp cutting blades, and a spongelike part used to lap up the blood that flows from the wound. The larvae are predaceous and grow in semiaquatic habitats. Female horse-flies can transfer blood-borne diseases from one animal to anoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limata Tenuicornis
Limata was a Roman era city of Byzacena, in Roman North Africa.Joseph Bingham, ''Origines Ecclesiasticae'' Volume 3 (Straker, 1843p236 It was home to the Bishop, Purpurius, one of the founders of Donatist Donatism was a Christian sect leading to a schism in the Church, in the region of the Church of Carthage, from the fourth to the sixth centuries. Donatists argued that Christian clergy must be faultless for their ministry to be effective and the ... Movement. References {{coord missing, Tunisia Roman towns and cities in Tunisia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Séguy
Eugene Séguy (21 April 1890 – 1 June 1985) was a French entomologist and artist who specialised in Diptera. He held a chair of entomology at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris from 1956 to 1960. He is also known for establishing the Diptera section at that museum. This entomologist is often confused with a French artist with a similar name: Émile-Allain Séguy (1877–1951). The latter is known for his pochoir artworks representing plants and insects. Work * (Collection of biological and systematic studies on Diptera of the World). 11 vols. Text figs. Part of , Serie B II: Diptera. (1924–1953). * ''Faune de France''. : Ptychopteridae à Phlebotominae 109 p.,179 figs (1925). * . . Stratiomyidae to Omphralidae 308 p.,685 figs (1926). * . . Asilidae 308 p.,685 figs 190 p.,384 figs (1927). * arzo-Luglio 1931 . ''Ann. Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Genova'' 55930–1931 490–511, figures 1–3 (1932). * . Voyage de M.M. Lesne 928–192913e note. Diptères e par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limata Seyrigi
Limata was a Roman era city of Byzacena, in Roman North Africa.Joseph Bingham, ''Origines Ecclesiasticae'' Volume 3 (Straker, 1843p236 It was home to the Bishop, Purpurius, one of the founders of Donatist Donatism was a Christian sect leading to a schism in the Church, in the region of the Church of Carthage, from the fourth to the sixth centuries. Donatists argued that Christian clergy must be faultless for their ministry to be effective and the ... Movement. References {{coord missing, Tunisia Roman towns and cities in Tunisia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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