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Sweziella Gracilipennata
''Sweziella'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Dolichopodidae, endemic to Hawaii. It is part of the ''Eurynogaster'' complex of genera. Species The genus includes the following species: *''Sweziella aeruginosa'' *''Sweziella conspicua'' *''Sweziella emarginata'' *''Sweziella gracilipennata'' *''Sweziella pictilipennata'' *''Sweziella tergoprolixa'' *''Sweziella virida'' References Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae genera Insects of Hawaii Endemic fauna of Hawaii {{Dolichopodidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flies
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolichopodidae
Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 8,000 described species in about 250 genera. The genus '' Dolichopus'' is the most speciose, with some 600 species. Dolichopodidae generally are small flies with large, prominent eyes and a metallic cast to their appearance, though there is considerable variation among the species. Most have long legs, though some do not. In many species, the males have unusually large genitalia which are taxonomically useful in identifying species. Most adults are predatory on other small animals, though some may scavenge or act as kleptoparasites of spiders or other predators. Description Dolichopodidae are a family of flies ranging in size from minute to medium-sized (1mm to 9mm). They have characteristically long and slender legs, though their leg length is not as striking as in families such as the Tipulidae. Their posture often is stilt-like standing high on their legs, with the body ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or, in scientific literature, as an ''endemite''. Similarly, many species found in the Western ghats of India are examples of endemism. Endemism is an important concept in conservation biology for measuring biodiversity in a particular place and evaluating the risk of extinction for species. Endemism is also of interest in evolutionary biology, because it provides clues about how changes in the environment cause species to undergo range shifts (potentially expanding their range into a larger area or bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only state not on the North American mainland, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state in the tropics. Hawaii consists of 137 volcanic islands that comprise almost the entire Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian archipelago (the exception, which is outside the state, is Midway Atoll). Spanning , the state is Physical geography, physiographically and Ethnology, ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. Hawaii's ocean coastline is consequently the List of U.S. states and territories by coastline, fourth-longest in the U.S., at about . The eight main islands, from northwest to southeast, are Niihau, Niihau, Kauai, Kauai, Oahu, Oahu, Molokai, Molokai, Lanai, Lānai, Kahoʻolawe, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii (island), Hawaii, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurynogaster
''Eurynogaster'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, endemic to Hawaii. It is part of the ''Eurynogaster'' complex of genera, which also includes the genera '' Adachia'', '' Arciellia'', '' Elmoia'', ''Major'', ''Sigmatineurum'', '' Sweziella'' and '' Uropachys''. Species * '' Eurynogaster ablusispina'' Tenorio, 1969 * '' Eurynogaster angusticerca'' Tenorio, 1969 * '' Eurynogaster angustifacies'' Hardy & Kohn, 1964 * ''Eurynogaster argentata'' Hardy & Kohn, 1964 * '' Eurynogaster callaina'' Hardy & Kohn, 1964 * '' Eurynogaster cilifemorata'' Parent, 1939 * ''Eurynogaster clavaticauda'' Van Duzee, 1933 * ''Eurynogaster concava'' Tenorio, 1969 * ''Eurynogaster furva'' Hardy & Kohn, 1964 * ''Eurynogaster hawaiiensis'' ( Grimshaw, 1901) * ''Eurynogaster incompta'' Hardy & Kohn, 1964 * ''Eurynogaster kauaiensis'' Hardy & Kohn, 1964 * ''Eurynogaster maculata'' Parent, 1939 * ''Eurynogaster mediocris'' Tenorio, 1969 * ''Eurynogaster obscura'' Tenorio, 1969 * ''Eurynog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PeerJ
''PeerJ'' is an open access peer-reviewed scientific mega journal covering research in the biological and medical sciences. It officially launched in June 2012, started accepting submissions on December 3, 2012, and published its first articles on February 12, 2013. In 2024, the firm was acquired by traditional research publisher Taylor & Francis. Overview PeerJ was originally published by a company of the same name that was co-founded by CEO Jason Hoyt (formerly at Mendeley) and publisher Peter Binfield (formerly at '' PLOS One''), with initial financial backing of US$950,000 from O'Reilly Media's O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, and later funding from Sage Publishing. The firm is a member of CrossRef, CLOCKSS, ORCID, and the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association. The company's offices are in Corte Madera (California, USA), and London (England, UK). Submitted research is judged solely on scientific and methodological soundness (as at '' PLoS ONE''), with a facility f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zootaxa
''Zootaxa'' is a peer-reviewed scientific mega journal for animal taxonomists. It is published by Magnolia Press (Auckland, New Zealand). The journal was established by Zhi-Qiang Zhang in 2001 and new issues are published multiple times a week. From 2001 to 2020, more than 60,000 new species have been described in the journal accounting for around 25% of all new taxa indexed in The Zoological Record in the last few years. Print and online versions are available. Temporary suspension from JCR The journal exhibited high levels of self-citation and its journal impact factor of 2019 was suspended from ''Journal Citation Reports'' in 2020, a sanction which hit 34 journals in total. Biologist Ross Mounce noted that high levels of self-citation may be inevitable for a journal which publishes a large share of new species classification. Later that year, this decision was reversed and it was admitted that levels of self-citation are appropriate considering the large proportion of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweziella Aeruginosa
''Sweziella'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Dolichopodidae, endemic to Hawaii. It is part of the ''Eurynogaster'' complex of genera. Species The genus includes the following species: *'' Sweziella aeruginosa'' *'' Sweziella conspicua'' *'' Sweziella emarginata'' *''Sweziella gracilipennata'' *'' Sweziella pictilipennata'' *'' Sweziella tergoprolixa'' *''Sweziella virida ''Sweziella'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Dolichopodidae, endemic to Hawaii. It is part of the ''Eurynogaster'' complex of genera. Species The genus includes the following species: *''Sweziella aeruginosa'' *''Sweziella conspicu ...'' References Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae genera Insects of Hawaii Endemic fauna of Hawaii {{Dolichopodidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
