Lispocephala
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| Lispocephala_alma | |
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| Lispocephala_erythrocera | |
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| Genus: | Lispocephala Pokorny, 1893
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| Anthomyia alma Meigen, 1826
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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)
- (Stein, 1908)
- L. brachialis (Róndani, 1877)
- L. erythrocera (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
- Collin, 1963
- Ringdahl, 1944
- (Strobl, 1893)
- (Zetterstedt, 1845)
- (Zetterstedt, 1849)
- (Zetterstedt, 1838)
- (Róndani, 1866)
- (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.
- ^ a b c 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". Cite journal requires
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Categories:
- Muscidae
- Diptera of Europe
- Brachycera genera
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