Lispocephala
| Lispocephala | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Subfamily: | Coenosiinae |
| Tribe: | Coenosiini |
| Genus: | Lispocephala Pokorny, 1893 |
| Type species | |
| Anthomyia alma Meigen, 1826 | |
Lispocephala is a very large genus of true flies of the family Muscidae.[1][2]
Description
frons are broad in both sexes. There are two orbital setae and two frontal setae on each fronta-orbital plate.[2]
Biology
The biology of the genus is, at present unknown, only a pupa of one species (L. alma) has been described.[2] Some Lispocephala are known to be specialized predators on Drosophilidae in the Hawaiian Islands.[3]
Species
- L. alma (Meigen, 1826)
- L. bistriata (Stein, 1908)
- L. brachialis (Róndani, 1877)
- L. erythrocera (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
- L. falculata Collin, 1963
- L. fuscitibia Ringdahl, 1944
- L. mikii (Strobl, 1893)
- L. pallipalpis (Zetterstedt, 1845)
- L. rubricornis (Zetterstedt, 1849)
- L. spuria (Zetterstedt, 1838)
- L. ungulata (Róndani, 1866)
- L. verna (Fabricius, 1794)
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References
- ↑ D'Assis Fonseca, E.C.M (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 10. London.: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 118pp.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J. (2002). The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis 107. Masaryk.: Masaryk University. pp. 280pp.
- ↑ Spieth, Herman T. "Behavioral Characteristics of Hawaiian Drosophila".