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Sphyracephala
''Sphyracephala'' is a genus of stalk-eyed fly, flies in the family (biology), family Diopsidae, with records from Africa, Europe, Asia and N. America. Flies are commonly found on leaves and stem of trees and plants along streams and rivers. Very large clusters of ''Sphyracephala'' are known with clusters numbering over 100,000 individual flies, with roughly half being males. This genus resembles the presumed extinct genus ''Prosphyracephala'', known from Baltic amber. Species ''BioLib'' and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility listsGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility: ''Sphyracephala'' Say, 1828 (retrieved 23 March 2024) the following species with the modifications of the recent taxonomic revision of the group. # Sphyracephala babadjanidesi, ''Sphyracepha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphyracephala Detrahens
''Sphyracephala'' is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae, with records from Africa, Europe, Asia and N. America. Flies are commonly found on leaves and stem of trees and plants along streams and rivers. Very large clusters of ''Sphyracephala'' are known with clusters numbering over 100,000 individual flies, with roughly half being males. This genus resembles the presumed extinct genus '' Prosphyracephala'', known from Baltic amber. Species ''BioLib'' and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility listsGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility: ''Sphyracephala'' Say, 1828 (retrieved 23 March 2024) the following species with the modifications of the recent taxonomic revision of the group. # [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphyracephala Brevicornis
''Sphyracephala brevicornis''bugguide.net ''Sphyracephala brevicornis'' species information. is a species in the family Diopsidae ("stalk-eyed flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies"). A common name for ''Sphyracephala brevicornis'' is "short-horned ankle-headed fly".Encyclopedia of Life ''Sphyracephala brevicornis'' species overview. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) /ref> Diptera.info /ref> References |
Sphyracephala Subbifasciata
''Sphyracephala subbifasciata'' is a species of stalk-eyed flies, insects in the family Diopsidae Stalk-eyed flies are insects of the fly family Diopsidae. The family is distinguished from most other flies by most members of the family possessing "eyestalks": projections from the sides of the head with the eyes at the end. Some fly species fr .... References Diopsidae Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1855 {{Diopsoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prosphyracephala
''Prosphyracephala'' is a genus of flies in the family Diopsidae. The genus is presumed to be extinct, and is known from specimens in Baltic amber. Among extant taxa, ''Prosphyracephala'' most closely resembles the genus ''Sphyracephala''. It was originally described as a species of the latter genus, but was recognized as distinct by Willi Hennig in 1965.Kotrba, M. (2009): ''Prosphyracephala kerneggeri'' spec. nov. (Diptera, Diopsidae) – a new stalk-eyed fly from Baltic amber. – Spixiana 32/2: 187-192/ref> References Diopsidae † A dagger, obelisk, or obelus is a typographical mark that usually indicates a footnote if an asterisk has already been used. The symbol is also used to indicate death (of people) or extinction (of species or languages). It is one of the mo ... Prehistoric Diptera genera {{Diopsoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diopsidae
Stalk-eyed flies are insects of the fly family Diopsidae. The family is distinguished from most other flies by most members of the family possessing "eyestalks": projections from the sides of the head with the eyes at the end. Some fly species from other families such as Drosophilidae, Platystomatidae, Richardiidae, and Tephritidae have similar heads, but the unique character of the Diopsidae is that their Antenna (biology), antennae are located on the stalk, rather than in the middle of the head as in all other flies. Stalked eyes are present in all members of the subfamily Diopsinae, but are absent in the Centrioncinae, which retain unstalked eyes similar to those of other flies. The stalked eyes are usually sexually dimorphic, with eyestalks present but shorter in females. The stalk-eyed flies are up to a centimeter long, and they feed on both decaying plants and animals. Their unique morphology (biology), morphology has inspired research into how the attribute may have arisen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Loew
Friedrich Hermann Loew (19 July 1807 – 21 April 1879) was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including Fly, flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges. He described many world species and was the first specialist to work on the Diptera of the United States. Biography Early years Hermann Loew was born in Weissenfels, Saxony a short distance south of Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Germany). The Loew family, though not wealthy, was well-placed. Loew's father was a functionary for the Department of Justice of the Duchy of Saxony who later became a ''Geheimer Regierungsrath'' of Prussia. Between 1817 and 1829 Loew attended first the Convent School of Rossleben, then the University of Halle-Wittenberg, graduating in mathematics, philology and natural history. Teacher, tutor and husband Recognizing his abilities as a mathematician, the university, on his graduation, appointed him as a lecturer in the same subjects. In 1830 he went to Berlin and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
