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Pipunculidae
Pipunculidae is a family of flies (Diptera) commonly termed big-headed flies, a reference to the large ( holoptic) eyes, which cover nearly the entire head. The family is found worldwide and more than 1300 species have been described. The larvae of Pipunculidae develop as parasitoids almost exclusively in Auchenorrhyncha, the exception being the genus '' Nephrocerus'', whose hosts are adult Tipulidae (crane flies). The larvae develop rapidly within the crane flies before pupating in the soil. In all pipunculids there are only two larval stages. Some species are used as biological control agents in rice fields. Evolution Molecular analysis show that Pipunculidae appeared in the Maastrichtian age of the Cretaceous. The oldest fossils of this group were found in the Eocene formations. North American '' Metanephrocerus belgardeae'' and '' Priabona florissantius'' were collected from the Ypresian and Priabonian deposits, respectively. Younger specimens of Pipunculidae were disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pipunculinae
Pipunculinae is a subfamily of big-headed flies (insects in the family Pipunculidae). Genera * Tribe Cephalopsini ** Genus ''Cephalops'' Carl Fredrik Fallén, Fallén, 1810 ** Genus ''Cephalosphaera (fly), Cephalosphaera'' Günther Enderlein, Enderlein, 1936 * Tribe Microcephalopsini ** Genus ''Collinias'' Aczél, 1940 ** Genus ''Microcephalops'' De Meyer, 1989 * Tribe Eudorylini ** Genus ''Allomethus'' D. Elmo Hardy, Hardy, 1943 ** Genus ''Amazunculus'' Rafael, 1986 ** Genus ''Basileunculus'' Rafael, 1987 ** Genus ''Claraeola'' Aczél, 1940 ** Genus ''Clistoabdominalis'' Skevington, 2001 ** Genus ''Dasydorylas'' Skevington, 2001 ** Genus ''Elmohardyia'' Rafael, 1987 ** Genus ''Eudorylas'' Aczél, 1940 * Tribe Tomosvaryellini ** Genus ''Dorylomorpha'' Aczél, 1939 ** Genus ''Tomosvaryella'' Aczél, 1939 * Tribe Pipunculini ** Genus ''Pipunculus'' Pierre André Latreille, Latreille, 1802 References Pipunculidae Brachycera subfamilies {{Pipunculidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nephrocerus
''Nephrocerus'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Pipunculidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Asia and Northern America. Species *'' Nephrocerus acanthostylus'' Skevington, 2005 *'' Nephrocerus atrapilus'' Skevington, 2005 *'' Nephrocerus auritus'' Xu & Yang, 1997 *'' Nephrocerus bullatus'' Shao, Huo & Yang, 2018 *'' Nephrocerus corpulentus'' Skevington, 2005 *'' Nephrocerus daeckei'' Johnson, 1903 *'' Nephrocerus fatalis'' Churkin, 1991 *'' Nephrocerus flavicornis'' Zetterstedt, 1844 *'' Nephrocerus flexus'' Morakote, 1988 *'' Nephrocerus grandis'' Morakote, 1988 *'' Nephrocerus japonicus'' Morakote, 1988 *'' Nephrocerus lapponicus'' Zetterstedt, 1838 *'' Nephrocerus nevskajae'' Churkin, 1991 *'' Nephrocerus oligocenicus'' Carpenter & Hull, 1939 *'' Nephrocerus paektusanensis'' Kozánek & Kwon, 1992 *'' Nephrocerus scutellatus'' ( Macquart, 1834) *'' Nephrocerus slossonae'' Johnson Johnson may refer to: People and fictional characters *Johnson (sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pipunculus
''Pipunculus'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Pipunculidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Species * '' Pipunculus abnormis'' Skevington, 1998 * '' Pipunculus affinis'' Cresson, 1910 * '' Pipunculus albidus'' Skevington, 1998 * '' Pipunculus alternatus'' Cresson, 1910 * '' Pipunculus amurensis'' Kuznetzov, 1991 * '' Pipunculus amuricus'' Kuznetzov, 1991 * '' Pipunculus annulifemur'' Brunetti, 1923 * '' Pipunculus apicarinus'' Hardy & Knowlton, 1939 * '' Pipunculus artus'' ( Kertész, 1915) * '' Pipunculus avius'' Morakote, 1990 * '' Pipunculus babai'' Morakote, 1990 * '' Pipunculus basilicus'' Skevington, 1998 * '' Pipunculus bulbistylus'' Skevington, 1998 * '' Pipunculus calceatus'' Roser, 1840 * '' Pipunculus campestris'' Latreille, 1805 * '' Pipunculus carlestolrai'' Kuznetzov, 1993 * '' Pipunculus chiiensis'' (Ôuchi, 1943) * '' Pipunculus cinereoaeneus'' Brunetti, 1912 * '' Pipunculus cingulatus'' Loew, 1866 * '' Pipunculus curvitibiae'' Hard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verrallia Aucta
''Verrallia aucta'' is a species of fly in the family Pipunculidae. It is found in the Palearctic.Coe, R.L. (1966) Pipunculidae.''Handbook for the Identification of British Insects'', Vol. X (Part 2c): 1-83; Royal Entomological Society Londonpdf/ref> Hosts Parasitoid on '' Philaenus spumarius''. Because ''P. s.'' is the most common vector (in Europe) of the invasive agricultural disease '' Xylella fastidiosa'', ''V. aucta'' is of great interest as a biological control. Insecticide application can produce paradoxical target rebound by hitting ''V. aucta'' as well as the intended ''P. spumarius''. This is also a problem for tillage, but only specifically in April, due to the particularities of the ''V. aucta'' lifecycle. Although not terribly common anywhere, across all of Northern Italy it was most common in the Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalarinae
Chalarinae is a subfamily of big-headed flies (insects in the family Pipunculidae). Genera * Genus '' Chalarus'' Walker, 1834 * Genus '' Jassidophaga'' Aczél, 1939 * Genus '' Protoverrallia'' Aczél, 1948 Baltic amber Eocene (Priabonian The Priabonian is, in the ICS's geologic timescale, the latest age or the upper stage of the Eocene Epoch or Series. It spans the time between . The Priabonian is preceded by the Bartonian and is followed by the Rupelian, the lowest stage ...) * Genus '' Verrallia'' Mik, 1899 References Pipunculidae Brachycera subfamilies {{Pipunculidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalarus
''Chalarus'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Pipunculidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en .... Species *'' Chalarus absonus'' Rafael, 1990 *'' Chalarus amazonensis'' Rafael, 1988 *'' Chalarus angustifrons'' Morakote, 1990 *'' Chalarus argenteus'' Coe, 1966 *'' Chalarus basalis'' Loew, 1873 *'' Chalarus beijingensis'' Yang & Xu, 1998 *'' Chalarus brevicaudis'' Jervis, 1992 *'' Chalarus chilensis'' Collin, 1931 *'' Chalarus clarus'' Jervis, 1992 *'' Chalarus connexus'' Rafael, 1988 *'' Chalarus decorus'' Jervis, 1992 *'' Chalarus delicatus'' Rafael, 1990 *'' Chalarus elegantulus'' Jervis, 1992 *'' Chalarus exiguus'' ( Haliday, 1833) *'' Chalarus fimbriatus'' Coe, 1966 *'' Chalarus flosculus'' Morakote, 1990 *'' Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jassidophaga
''Jassidophaga'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Pipunculidae Pipunculidae is a family of flies (Diptera) commonly termed big-headed flies, a reference to the large ( holoptic) eyes, which cover nearly the entire head. The family is found worldwide and more than 1300 species have been described. The larva .... Species *'' Jassidophaga abscissa'' ( Thomson, 1869) *'' Jassidophaga argentisegmentata'' ( Brunetti, 1912) *'' Jassidophaga armata'' ( Thomson, 1869) *'' Jassidophaga beatricis'' (Coe, 1966) *'' Jassidophaga chiiensis'' (Ôuchi, 1943) *'' Jassidophaga contracta'' Yang & Xu, 1998 *'' Jassidophaga eximia'' (Kuznetzov, 1993) *'' Jassidophaga fasciata'' ( Roser, 1840) *'' Jassidophaga flavidipes'' De Meyer & Grootaert, 1992 *'' Jassidophaga guangxiensis'' Yang & Xu, 1998 *'' Jassidophaga hodosa'' (Kuznetzov, 1993) *'' Jassidophaga japonica'' (Morakote, 1990) *'' Jassidophaga kurilensis'' (Kuznetzov, 1993) *'' Jassidophaga makarkini'' (Kuznetzov, 1993) *'' Jassi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nephrocerinae
Nephrocerinae is a subfamily of big-headed flies (insects in the family Pipunculidae). Genera * Tribe Nephrocerini ** Genus ''Nephrocerus ''Nephrocerus'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Pipunculidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Asia and Northern America. Species *'' Nephrocerus acanthostylus'' Skevington, 2005 *'' Nephrocerus atrapilus'' Skevington, ...'' Zetterstedt, 1838 * Tribe ''incertae sedis'' ** Genus '' Priabona'' Archibald, Kehlmaier & Mathewes, 2014 Florissant Formation, Eocene (Priabonian) References Pipunculidae Brachycera subfamilies {{Pipunculidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metanephrocerus
''Metanephrocerus'' is an extinct genus of big-headed flies in the dipteran subfamily Protonephrocerinae, for which it is one of only two genera. The genus contains four described species, ''Metanephrocerus belgardeae'', ''M. collini'', ''M. groehni'', and ''M. hoffeinsorum''. ''Metanephrocerus'' is known from a group of Middle Eocene fossils which were found in Europe and a single early Eocene fossil from North America. History and classification When first described, ''Metanephrocerus'' was known only from two separate fossils, the holotype female, and the female paratype were fossilized as inclusions in transparent chunks of Baltic amber. Baltic amber is approximately forty-six million years old, having been deposited during the Lutetian stage of the Middle Eocene. There is debate on what plant family produced the amber, with evidence supporting relatives of either an ''Agathis'' or a '' Pseudolarix'' relative. Fossils of the type species, ''M. collini'', were first stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priabona Florissantius
''Priabona'' is an extinct genus of big-headed flies in the dipteran subfamily Nephrocerinae, within which it is one of only two genera. The genus contains a single described species, ''Priabona florissantius''. ''Priabona'' is known from a single Late Eocene fossil from western North America. History and classification ''Priabona'' is known from a compression-impression fossil preserved in fine shale of the Florissant Formation in Colorado. The formation is composed of successive lake deposits which have preserved a diverse assemblage of insects. The insects and plants suggest a climate similar to modern Southeastern North America, with a number of taxa represented that are now found in the subtropics to tropics and confined to the Old World. When ''Priabona'' was described, the Florissant formation was considered to be Miocene in age, based on the flora and fauna preserved. Subsequent research and fossil descriptions permitted a re-examined dating, and by 1985 the forma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priabonian
The Priabonian is, in the ICS's geologic timescale, the latest age or the upper stage of the Eocene Epoch or Series. It spans the time between . The Priabonian is preceded by the Bartonian and is followed by the Rupelian, the lowest stage of the Oligocene. '' Priabona'', an extinct dipteran of Pipunculidae family, is named after Priabonian, the age of deposits from which this insect is known. History and naming The Priabonian Stage was introduced in scientific literature by Ernest Munier-Chalmas and Albert de Lapparent in 1893. The stage is named after the small hamlet of Priabona in the community of Monte di Malo, in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Stratigraphic definition The base of the Priabonian Stage is at the first appearance of calcareous nannoplankton species '' Chiasmolithus oamaruensis'' (which forms the base of nanoplankton biozone NP18). An official GSSP was ratified in 2020, and was placed in the Alano di Piave section in Alano di Piave, Bellu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holoptic
Holoptic refers to one of the ways in which the arthropod eye develops, particularly the eyes of various species of insects. Unlike dichoptic and cycloptic eyes, holoptic eyes meet along the median dorsal line of the head, in many species nearly covering the exterior of the head. Holoptic eyes are typical of several Dipteran males, in particular some Syrphidae, Tabanidae, Pipunculidae, and Acroceridae. Some other insect orders that include species with holoptic males and some in which the females are holoptic as well, include the Coleoptera, Anisoptera, and Archaeognatha The Archaeognatha are an order of apterygotes, known by various common names such as jumping bristletails. Among extant insect taxa they are some of the most evolutionarily primitive; they appeared in the Middle Devonian period at about the sa .... References * {{Insect-anatomy-stub Insect anatomy Eye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
