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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 |
Thomas Say
Thomas Say (June 27, 1787 – October 10, 1834) was an American entomologist, conchologist, and Herpetology, herpetologist. His studies of insects and shells, numerous contributions to scientific journals, and scientific expeditions to Florida, Georgia, the Rocky Mountains, Mexico, and elsewhere made him an internationally known naturalist. Say has been called the father of American descriptive entomology and American conchology. He served as librarian for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, curator at the American Philosophical Society (elected in 1817), and professor of natural history at the University of Pennsylvania. Early life and education Born in Philadelphia into a prominent Religious Society of Friends, Quaker family, Thomas Say was the great-grandson of John Bartram, and the great-nephew of William Bartram. His father, Dr. Benjamin Say, was brother-in-law to another Bartram son, Moses Bartram. The Say family had a house, "The Cliffs" at Gray's Ferry Bridge, ... [...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 |
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] |
