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Milesia Rex
''Milesia rex'' is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. Distribution Borneo Borneo () is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda .... References Insects described in 1990 Milesiini Diptera of Asia {{Milesiini-stub ...
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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 ...
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Borneo
Borneo () is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java Island, Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra. The island is crossed by the equator, which divides it roughly in half. The list of divided islands, island is politically divided among three states. The sovereign state of Brunei in the north makes up 1% of the territory. Approximately 73% of Borneo is Indonesian territory, and in the north, the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak make up about 26% of the island. The Malaysian federal territory of Labuan is situated on a small island just off the coast of Borneo. Etymology When the sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Jorge de Menezes made contact with the indigenous people of Borneo, they referred to their island as ''Pulu K'lemantang'', which ...
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Insects Described In 1990
Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, Thorax (insect anatomy), thorax and abdomen (insect anatomy), abdomen), three pairs of jointed Arthropod leg, legs, compound eyes, and a pair of antenna (biology), antennae. Insects are the most diverse group of animals, with more than a million described species; they represent more than half of all animal species. The insect nervous system consists of a insect brain, brain and a ventral nerve cord. Most insects reproduce Oviparous, by laying eggs. Insects Respiratory system of insects, breathe air through a system of Spiracle (arthropods), paired openings along their sides, connected to Trachea#Invertebrates, small tubes that take air directly to the tissues. The blood therefore does not carry oxygen; it is only partly contained in ves ...
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Milesiini
The Milesiini (or Xylotini) is a large and diverse tribe (biology), tribe of hoverfly, hoverflies. They mimic wasps or hornets. List of genera *''Aneriophora'' Stuardo & Cortes, 1952 *''Blera (fly), Blera'' Gustaf Johan Billberg, Billberg, 1820 *''Brachypalpus'' Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart, Macquart, 1834 *''Caliprobola'' Camillo Rondani, Rondani, 1845 *''Chalcosyrphus'' Charles Howard Curran, Curran, 1925 *''Criorhina'' Johann Wilhelm Meigen, Meigen, 1822 *''Cynorhinella'' Charles Howard Curran, Curran, 1922 *''Deineches'' Francis Walker (entomologist), Walker, 1852 *''Flukea'' Etcheverry, 1966 *''Hadromyia'' Samuel Wendell Williston, Williston, 1882 *''Hemixylota'' Raymond Corbett Shannon, Shannon & Aubertin, 1933 *''Lejota'' Camillo Rondani, Rondani, 1857 *''Lycastris'' Francis Walker (entomologist), Walker, 1857 *''Macrometopia'' Rodolfo Amando Philippi, Philippi, 1865 *''Macrozelima'' Aleksandr Stackelberg, Stackelberg, 1930 *''Malometasternum'' Raymond Corbett Shannon, ...
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