''Leucopis'' is a genus of flies in the family
Chamaemyiidae
The Chamaemyiidae are a small family of acalyptrate flies with less than 200 species described worldwide. The larvae of these small flies are active and predatory and are often used for biological control of aphids, scale insects, and simi ...
. There are at least 20 described species in ''Leucopis''.
Flies from this genus are used in biological control of
adelgid
The Adelgidae are a small family of the Hemiptera closely related to the aphids, and often included in the Aphidoidea with the Phylloxeridae or placed within the superfamily Phylloxeroidea as a sister of the Aphidoidea within the infraorder Aphi ...
s.
Species
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L. albipuncta''
Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He receiv ...
, 1855
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L. americana''
Malloch, 1921
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L. ancilla''
McAlpine, 1971
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L. argentata''
Heeger, 1848
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L. argenticollis''
Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He receiv ...
, 1848
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L. astonei''
McAlpine, 1977
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L. atratula''
Ratzburg, 1844
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L. atrifacies''
Aldrich, 1925
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L. atritarsis''
Tanasijtshuk, 1958
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L. bellula''
Williston, 1889
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L. bivittata''
Malloch, 1940
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L. flavicornis''
Aldrich, 1914
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L. geniculata''
Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He receiv ...
, 1855
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L. glyphinivora''
Tanasijtshuk, 1958
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L. griseola''
( Fallén, 1823)
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L. hennigrata''
McAlpine, 1978
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L. interruptovittata''
Aczel, 1937
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L. maculata''
Thompson, 1910
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L. major''
Malloch, 1921
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L. manii''
Tanasijtshuk, 1968
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L. melanopus''
Tanasijtshuk, 1959
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L. militia''
McAlpine, 1971
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L. minor''
Malloch, 1921
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L. morgei''
Smith, 1963
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L. nigraluna''
McAlpine, 1971
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L. obscura''
Haliday, 1833
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L. ocellaris''
Malloch, 1940
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L. parallela''
Malloch, 1921
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L. pemphigae''
Malloch, 1921
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L. pinicola''
Malloch, 1921
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L. piniperda''
Malloch, 1921
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L. psyllidiphaga''
McLean, 1998
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L. pulvinariae''
Malloch, 1921
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L. puncticornis''
Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen (3 May 1764 – 11 July 1845) was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.
Life
Early years
Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha ...
, 1830
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L. simplex''
Loew, 1869
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L. tapiae''
Blanchard, 1964
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L. verticalis''
Malloch, 1940
References
Further reading
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External links
Diptera.info
Chamaemyiidae
Lauxanioidea genera
Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen
Diptera used as pest control agents
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