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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalcosyrphus
''Chalcosyrphus'' is a genus of hoverflies in the subfamily Eristalinae. Many species exhibit some degree of mimicry of various sawflies and other hymenopterans and are often brightly coloured or metallic in hue. The adults are similar in structure and behavior to the related genus ''Xylota'' but differ in larval morphology. They can be found throughout Europe, Asia, and North America and seem to prefer damper, boggy habitats. The larvae are saproxylic Xylophagy is a term used in ecology to describe the habits of an herbivorous animal whose diet consists primarily (often solely) of wood. The word derives from Greek ''ξυλοφάγος'' (''xulophagos'') "eating wood", from ''ξύλον'' (') ... feeders in rotten wood in these habitats. Species References Bibliography * * * External links *Photographic examples and genus info: http://bugguide.net/node/view/7936/bgimage *Lifedesks page for "Chalcosyrphus" taxonomy and references: https://web.archive.org/web/2012050 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aneriophora
''Aneriophora'' is a little-known genus of hoverflies from South America. It contains only one species, ''Aneriophora aureorufa''. The genus was originally named ''Eriophora'' by Rodolfo Amando Philippi (1865); this name was preoccupied by ''Eriophora ''Eriophora'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. It occurs in the Americas, Australasia, and Africa. The name is derived from Ancient Greek roots, and means "wool bearing". Species Most species now group ...'' Simon, 1864, so it was renamed to ''Aneriophora'' by Stuardo and Cortés (1952). References Diptera of South America Hoverfly genera Taxa named by Rodolfo Amando Philippi {{Syrphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynorhinella
''Cynorhinella'' is a genus of hoverflies from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Curran erected ''Cynorhinella'' for a new species which he named ''canadensis''. He states in the description: "I am unable to place the following specimen in any genus known to me, and it traces out to ''Cynorhina'' in Williston's manual, and apparently comes closest to this genus but the thickened, arcuate hind femora with the projection apically, and the more distinct facial side margins separate it. It is related to ''Chilosia'' and ''Chrysochlamys'' by the last mentioned character, but there is no semblance of bristles and the shape of the abdomen is distinctive." Species *'' C. bella'' ( Williston, 1882) *'' C. longinasus'' Shannon Shannon may refer to: People * Shannon (given name) * Shannon (surname) * Shannon (American singer), stage name of singer Shannon Brenda Greene (born 1958) * Shannon (South Korean singer), British-South Korean singer and actress Shannon Arrum Wil ..., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milesia Crabroniformis
''Milesia crabroniformis'' is a species of flower flies or hoverflies belonging to the family Syrphidae subfamily Eristalinae. Distribution This species is mainly present in Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, in the Near East and in North Africa. Description The adults of ''Milesia crabroniformis'' grow up to long. These rather uncommon hoverflies are the largest among the European species. They show a yellow face, reddish femurs, a yellow-brown abdomen and its wings are shaded with yellow-orange. Eyes of males are holoptic, although they meet along the dorsal length of the head in a very low point of contact. They mimic the spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemixylota
''Hemixylota'' is a genus of hoverflies in the family Syrphidae. Species *''Hemixylota incerta'' Shannon & Aubertin, 1933 *''Hemixylota unicolor'' Shannon & Aubertin, 1933 *''Hemixylota varipes ''Hemixylota varipes'' is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. Distribution Argentina. References Eristalinae Insects described in 1933 Diptera of South America Taxa named by Raymond Corbett Shannon {{syrphidae-stub ...'' Shannon & Aubertin, 1933 References Eristalinae Diptera of South America Hoverfly genera Taxa named by Raymond Corbett Shannon {{syrphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Walker (entomologist)
Francis Walker (31 July 1809 – 5 October 1874) was an English entomologist. He was born in Southgate, London, on 31 July 1809 and died at Wanstead, England on 5 October 1874. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms. However, his assiduous work on the collections of the British Museum had great significance. Between June 1848 and late 1873 Walker was contracted by John Edward Gray Director of the British Museum to catalogue their insects (except Coleoptera) that is Orthoptera, Neuroptera, Hemiptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. Walker largely accomplished this and (Edwards, 1870) wrote of the plan and by implication those who implemented it “It is to him raythat the Public owe the admirable helps to the study of natural history which have been afforded by the series of inventories, guides, and nomenclatures, the publication of which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flukea
''Flukea'' is a genus of hoverflies from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Species *''Flukea vockerothi ''Flukea vockerothi'' is a species of 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 man ...'' Etcheverry, 1966 References Diptera of South America Hoverfly genera {{Syrphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadromyia
''Hadromyia'' is a genus of hoverflies in the family Syrphidae. There are about seven described species in ''Hadromyia''. Species Subgenus '' Chrysosomidia'' Curran, 1934 *'' H. aepalius'' (Walker, 1849) *'' H. aldrichi'' (Shannon, 1916) *'' H. cimbiciformis'' ( Portschinsky, 1879) *'' H. crawfordi'' (Shannon, 1916) *'' H. opaca'' (Shannon Shannon may refer to: People * Shannon (given name) * Shannon (surname) * Shannon (American singer), stage name of singer Shannon Brenda Greene (born 1958) * Shannon (South Korean singer), British-South Korean singer and actress Shannon Arrum Wil ..., 1916) *'' H. pulchra'' ( Williston, 1882) Subgenus '' Hadromyia'' ( Williston, 1882) *'' H. grandis'' Williston, 1882 References Eristalinae Diptera of North America Diptera of Asia Hoverfly genera Taxa named by Samuel Wendell Williston {{syrphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Wendell Williston
Samuel Wendell Williston (July 10, 1852 – August 30, 1918) was an American educator, entomologist, and paleontologist who was the first to propose that birds developed flight cursorially (by running), rather than arboreally (by leaping from tree to tree). He was a specialist on the flies, Diptera. He is remembered for Williston's law, which states that parts in an organism, such as arthropod limbs, become reduced in number and specialized in function through evolutionary history. Early life Williston was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Samuel Williston and Jane A. Williston née Turner. As a young child, Williston's family travelled to Kansas Territory in 1857 under the auspices of the New England Emigrant Aid Company to help fight the extension of slavery. He was raised in Manhattan, Kansas, attended public high school there, and graduated from Kansas State Agricultural College (now Kansas State University) in 1872, afterwards receiving a Master of Arts from that ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lejota
''Lejota'' is a genus of syrphid flies in the family Syrphidae. Species *'' L. aerea'' ( Loew, 1872) *'' L. cyanea'' (Smith, 1912) *'' L. femoralis'' (Shiraki, 1968) *'' L. femorata'' Violovitsh, 1980 *'' L. korsakovi'' (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 reviv ..., 1952) *'' L. ruficornis'' ( Wahlberg, 1843) *'' L. simplex'' (Shiraki, 1968) *'' L. villosa'' Violovitsh, 1982 References Eristalinae Diptera of North America Hoverfly genera Taxa named by Camillo Rondani {{syrphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Corbett Shannon
Raymond Corbett Shannon (4 October 1894 – 7 March 1945) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera and medical entomology. Life and career Shannon was born in Washington D.C. He was orphaned as a child. His studies at Cornell University were interrupted by World War I, but he received his B.S. from there in 1923. He was employed by the U.S. Bureau of Entomology from 1912–1916, and again from 1923–1925. In 1926, he began graduate studies at George Washington University, and from 1927 on he was employed by the International Health Division of the Rockefeller Foundation. He published over 100 articles on the characteristics, environment and behavior of insects and on their aspects as disease vectors. One of his discoveries, in 1930, was of the arrival of ''Anopheles gambiae'', the mosquito that carries malaria, into the New World. On his death at the age of 50, he left his library and insect collection to the Smithsonian Institution. His wife was Elnora Pettit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycastris
''Lycastris'' is a genus of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. Species *'' Lycastris albipes'' Walker, 1857 *'' Lycastris austeni'' Brunetti, 1923 *'' Lycastris cornuta'' Enderlein, 1910 *'' Lycastris flavicrinis'' Cheng, 2012 *'' Lycastris flaviscutatus'' Huo & Ren, 2009 *'' Lycastris flavohirta'' Brunetti, 1907 *'' Lycastris griseipennis'' Coe, 1964 References Hoverfly genera Eristalinae Diptera of Asia Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Syrphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
