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Sphaerophoria Longipilosa
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverfly, hoverflies. Species slender 5.6-12mm long with extremely large hemispherical male terminalia, after which the common name ''globetail'' was created (see gallery). There are bright yellow markings on head and thorax and usually on the abdomen but some species have a black abdomen. They can be found worldwide but are common in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. There are over 73 described species. The larvae--when known--are aphidophagous. Diagnostics For terminology seSpeight key to genera and glossaryThe male has a yellow frons, rarely with a pair of black spots above the antennae, while the female has a median black stripe. The face is usually yellow, often with black markings, and has a prominent tubercle that only recedes slightly to the lower facial margin. The eyes are bare. The scutum is glossy black with a wide yellow stripe that either terminates at the transverse suture or extends to the scutellum. The pleura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphaerophoria Scripta
''Sphaerophoria scripta'', the long hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly belonging to the family Hoverfly, Syrphidae. Distribution This species has a worldwide distribution. It can be found in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East, in the Nearctic realm, in North Africa and in the Indomalayan realm. Habitat This species lives in thickets, gardens and meadows rich of flowering plants. Adults can pollinate flowering plants such as ''Galeopsis angustifolia'' and ''Silene gallica'', which ''S. scripta'' are the most effective pollinators of. Description ''Sphaerophoria scripta'' can reach a length of and a wingspan of 5–7 mm. Body is long and narrow, with yellow and black bands. The wings are transparent. Antennae are short and yellow. The face is yellow. Thorax is a bit dull, copper colored with broad yellow side stripes. Scutellum is yellow. Abdomen is long and cylindrical with four wide, yellow transverse bands. The legs are yellow. Females are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphaerophoria Abbreviata
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies. Species slender 5.6-12mm long with extremely large hemispherical male terminalia, after which the common name ''globetail'' was created (see gallery). There are bright yellow markings on head and thorax and usually on the abdomen but some species have a black abdomen. They can be found worldwide but are common in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. There are over 73 described species. The larvae--when known--are aphidophagous. Diagnostics For terminology seSpeight key to genera and glossaryThe male has a yellow frons, rarely with a pair of black spots above the antennae, while the female has a median black stripe. The face is usually yellow, often with black markings, and has a prominent tubercle that only recedes slightly to the lower facial margin. The eyes are bare. The scutum is glossy black with a wide yellow stripe that either terminates at the transverse suture or extends to the scutellum. The pleura have blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphaerophoria Bifurcata
''Sphaerophoria bifurcata'', the symmetric globetail, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. The larvae of this genus are predators of aphids and other small hymenoptera. The larvae of this particular species is not known. Description For terms see Morphology of Diptera Dipteran morphology differs in some significant ways from the broader insect morphology, morphology of insects. The Diptera is a very large and diverse Order (biology), order of mostly small to medium-sized insects. They have prominent compound ey .... Diagostic characters are the black frontal stripe that is forked or incised toward anterior, and the tergites with yellow bands that are short, arcuate, narrowly divided or incised posteriorly. Examining the male genitalia is the best way to identify to species. ;Size Length ;In the male The frons has numerous black hairs. The scutum has lateral yellow stripes meeting the scutellum. The stripes are sometimes constricted behind suture. The legs hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphaerophoria Batava
''Sphaerophoria batava'' is a Palearctic hoverfly. Identification is problematic and this species is little known. Fauna Europaea Fauna Europaea is a database of the scientific names and distribution of all living multicellular European land and fresh-water animals. It serves as a standard taxonomic source for animal taxonomy within the Pan-European Species directories Infr ... References External linksExternal images{{Taxonbar, from=Q10820437 Diptera of Europe Syrphini Insects described in 1974 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dipterists Forum
The Dipterists Forum is a British entomological society affiliated to the British Entomological and Natural History Society. It is primarily concerned with fostering the study of Diptera, and promoting the conservation of Diptera. The Dipterists Forum arranges a number of annual Field meetings, including a 7–9 day residential summer meeting, and identification workshops for both beginners and more experienced Dipterists. History Dipterists Forum was founded in 1993 out on a number of Diptera recording groups run by the British Entomological and Natural History Society. Publications *''Bulletin of the Dipterists Forum'' - a newsletter, published twice yearly *'' Dipterists Digest'' - a scientific journal, normally two issues per annum Affiliations The Dipterists Forum is affiliated to the British Entomological and Natural History Society The British Entomological and Natural History Society or BENHS is a British entomological society. It is based at Dinton Pastures Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitteilungen Der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft
''Alpine Entomology'' is an open access peer-reviewed academic journal of entomology, published by Pensoft Publishers on behalf of the Swiss Entomological Society. History The journal was established in 1862 as ''Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft '' (in German), ''Bulletin de la Société Entomologique Suisse'' (in French) and ''Journal of the Swiss Entomological Society'' (in English) by the Swiss Entomological Society. It published articles in German, French and later also in English. In the general assembly of the Swiss Entomological Society in March 2017 it was decided to rename the journal to ''Alpine Entomology'' and transfer the publishing to Pensoft Publishers. This also made it officially open access. Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2023 impact factor The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a typ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Entomological And Natural History Society
The British Entomological and Natural History Society or BENHS is a British entomological society. It is based at Dinton Pastures Country Park in Reading, England. History BENHS was founded in 1872 as the South London Entomological and Natural History Society. Publications BENHS publishes a quarterly journal, the ''British Journal of Entomology and Natural History'' (), formerly Proceedings and Transactions of the British Entomological and Natural History Society, and Proceedings and Transactions of the South London Entomological and Natural History Society. BENHS has published a number of books. Among the most well-known are two illustrated identification guides to British flies: * Stubbs, Alan E. and Steven J. Falk (1983) '' British Hoverflies, an illustrated identification guide'' * Stubbs, Alan E. and Martin Drake (2001) '' British Soldierflies and their allies'' Another title published by BENHS was '' New British Beetles - species not in Joy's practical handbook'' b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphaerophoria Bankowskae
''Sphaerophoria bankowskae'' is a European species of 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 l .... References Diptera of Europe Syrphini Insects described in 1989 {{Syrphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |