Sterphus Batesi

	Sterphus Batesi ''Sterphus batesi'' is a species of Hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. Distribution Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... References Milesiini Insects described in 1926 Diptera of South America Taxa named by Raymond Corbett Shannon {{Milesiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Raymond Corbett Shannon Raymond Corbett Shannon (October 4, 1894 – March 7, 1945) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera and medical entomology. Life and career Shannon was born in Washington, D.C. He was orphaned as a child. His studies at Cornell University were interrupted by World War I, but he received his B.S. there in 1923. He was employed by the U.S. Bureau of Entomology from 1912 to 1916 and 1923 to 1925. In 1926, he began graduate studies at George Washington University, and from 1927, he was employed by the International Health Division of the Rockefeller Foundation. He published over 100 articles on the characteristics, environment, and behavior of insects and on their aspects as disease vectors. One of his discoveries, in 1930, was the arrival of ''Anopheles gambiae'', the mosquito that carries malaria, into the New World. On his death at the age of 50, he left his library and insect collection to the Smithsonian Institution. His wife was Elnora Pettit (Sutherlin) Hundle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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 larvae ( maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs, specifically detritivores, eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores, preying on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects. Insects such as aphids are considered crop pests, so the aphid-eating larvae of some hoverflies are economically and ecologically important. The larvae are potential agents for use in biological control, while the adults are pollinators. About 6,000 species in 200 genera have been described. Hoverflies are common throughout the world and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Hoverflies are harmless to most mammals, though many s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 Federative units of Brazil, states and a Federal District (Brazil), Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. List of cities in Brazil by population, Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese-speaking countries, Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese language, Portuguese is an Portuguese-speaking world, official language. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazil, coastline of . Covering roughly half of South America's land area, it Borders of Brazil, borders all other countries and ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Milesiini The Milesiini (or Xylotini) is a large and diverse tribe (biology), tribe of hoverfly, hoverflies. They mimic wasps or hornets. List of genera ''Aneriophora'' Stuardo & Cortes, 1952 ''Blera (fly), Blera'' Gustaf Johan Billberg, Billberg, 1820 ''Brachypalpus'' Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart, Macquart, 1834 ''Caliprobola'' Camillo Rondani, Rondani, 1845 ''Chalcosyrphus'' Charles Howard Curran, Curran, 1925 ''Criorhina'' Johann Wilhelm Meigen, Meigen, 1822 ''Cynorhinella'' Charles Howard Curran, Curran, 1922 ''Deineches'' Francis Walker (entomologist), Walker, 1852 ''Flukea'' Etcheverry, 1966 ''Hadromyia'' Samuel Wendell Williston, Williston, 1882 ''Hemixylota'' Raymond Corbett Shannon, Shannon & Aubertin, 1933 ''Lejota'' Camillo Rondani, Rondani, 1857 ''Lycastris'' Francis Walker (entomologist), Walker, 1857 ''Macrometopia'' Rodolfo Amando Philippi, Philippi, 1865 ''Macrozelima'' Aleksandr Stackelberg, Stackelberg, 1930 ''Malometasternum'' Raymond Corbett Shannon, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Insects Described In 1926 Insects (from Latin ') are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and a pair of antennae. Insects are the most diverse group of animals, with more than a million described species; they represent more than half of all animal species. The insect nervous system consists of a brain and a ventral nerve cord. Most insects reproduce by laying eggs. Insects breathe air through a system of paired openings along their sides, connected to small tubes that take air directly to the tissues. The blood therefore does not carry oxygen; it is only partly contained in vessels, and some circulates in an open hemocoel. Insect vision is mainly through their compound eyes, with additional small ocelli. Many insects can hear, using tympanal organs, which may be on the legs or other parts of the body. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Diptera Of South America Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced mechanosensory organs known as halteres, which act as high-speed sensors of rotational movement and allow dipterans to perform advanced aerobatics. Diptera is a large order containing more than 150,000 species including horse-flies, crane flies, hoverflies, mosquitoes and others. Flies have a mobile head, with a pair of large compound eyes, and mouthparts designed for piercing and sucking (mosquitoes, black flies and robber flies), or for lapping and sucking in the other groups. Their wing arrangement gives them great manoeuvrability in flight, and claws and pads on their feet enable them to cling to smooth surfaces. Flies undergo complete metamorphosis; the eggs are often laid on the larval food-source and the larvae, which lack true ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]