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Milesia Bequaerti
''Milesia bequaerti'' is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. Distribution Congo Congo or The Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa: * Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to a .... References Insects described in 1955 Milesiini Diptera of Africa {{Milesiini-stub ...
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Hoverfly
Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, 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, eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores and prey on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects. Insects such as aphids are considered a crop pest, and therefore the aphid-eating larvae of some hover flies serve as an economically (as well as ecologically) important predator and even potential agents for use in biological control, while the adults may be pollinators. About 6,000 species in 200 genera have been described. Hover flies are common throughout the world and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Hover flies are harmless to most mammals, th ...
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Democratic Republic Of The Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered to the northwest by the Republic of the Congo, to the north by the Central African Republic, to the northeast by South Sudan, to the east by Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, and by Tanzania (across Lake Tanganyika), to the south and southeast by Zambia, to the southwest by Angola, and to the west by the South Atlantic Ocean and the Cabinda exclave of Angola. By area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 108 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous officially Francophone country in the world. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the nation's economic center. Centered on the Congo ...
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Insects Described In 1955
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. Their blood is not totally contained in vessels; some circulates in an open cavity known as the haemocoel. Insects are the most diverse group of animals; they include more than a million described species and represent more than half of all known living organisms. The total number of extant species is estimated at between six and ten million; In: potentially over 90% of the animal life forms on Earth are insects. Insects may be found in nearly all environments, although only a small number of species reside in the oceans, which are dominated by another arthropod group, crustaceans, which recent research has indicated insects are nested within. Nearly all insects hatch from eg ...
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Milesiini
The Milesiini (or Xylotini) is a large and diverse tribe of hoverflies. They mimic wasps or hornets. List of genera *'' Aneriophora'' Stuardo & Cortes, 1952 *''Blera'' Billberg, 1820 *'' Brachypalpus'' Macquart, 1834 *'' Caliprobola'' Rondani, 1845 *'' Chalcosyrphus'' Curran, 1925 *'' Criorhina'' Meigen, 1822 *'' Cynorhinella'' Curran, 1922 *''Deineches'' Walker, 1852 *'' Flukea'' Etcheverry, 1966 *'' Hadromyia'' Williston, 1882 *'' Hemixylota'' Shannon & Aubertin, 1933 *''Lejota'' Rondani, 1857 *''Lycastris'' Walker, 1857 *''Macrometopia'' Philippi, 1865 *''Macrozelima'' Stackelberg, 1930 *''Malometasternum'' Shannon, 1927 *''Matsumyia'' Shiraki, 1949 *''Meropidia'' Hippa & Thompson, 1983 *'' Milesia'' Latreille, 1804 *''Nepenthosyrphus'' de Meijere, 1932 *'' Odyneromyia'' Shannon & Aubertin, 1833 *'' Orthoprosopa'' Macquart, 1850 *'' Palumbia'' Rondani, 1865 *'' Philippimyia'' Shannon, 1926 *'' Pocota'' Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 *''Pterallastes'' Loew, 1863 ...
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