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Palpada Atrimana
''Palpada'' is a genus of 85 neotropical and nearctic flower fly, flower flies or hoverfly, hoverflies. This genus is often colorful and bee-like. It is in the tribe Eristaliini containing dozens of genera. Common sister genera include ''Eristalis'' (99 species), ''Meromacrus'' (43 sp.), ''Eristalinus'' (100 sp.) and ''Helophilus'' (50 sp.). The genus ''Palpada'' is distinguished by: *Eyes with uniform pile. *Meron with fine pale hairs in front of or below spiracle. *Hind femur with basal patch of dense black setulae. *Cell r2+3 closed before wing margin. * R4+5 moderately to strongly dipped into cell r4+5. The larvae are aquatic and have a distinctive shape, usually being referred to as rat-tailed maggot, rat-tailed. The rat-tail is a breathng tube that allows the larvae to live in low oxygen water. Species References External links Genus Palpada on BugGuide {{Taxonbar, from=Q2745249 Diptera of North America Diptera of South America Hoverfly genera Eristalini Taxa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart (8 April 1778 – 25 November 1855) was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Fly, flies. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species. Biography Early life Macquart was born in Hazebrouck, on 8 April 1778. He was interested in natural history from an early age due to his older brother who was an ornithologist and a Fellow of the Société de Sciences de l’Agriculture et des Arts de la Ville de Lille and whose bird collection became the foundation of the societies museum, the Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Lille. A second brother founded a botanic garden with a collection of over 3000 species of plants. Macquart, too became interested in natural history. In 1796, he joined the staff of General Armand Samuel then campaigning in the French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1796, Revolutionary Wars. He was a secretary and draftsman. The general staff was stationed in Schwetzingen, then Heidelberg, Mainz, Aa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |