| Andrenosoma albibarbe | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Andrenosoma |
| Species: | A. albibarbe |
| Binomial name | |
| Andrenosoma albibarbe (Meigen, 1820) | |
Andrenosoma albibarbe is a species of fly belonging to the family Asilidae. [1]
It is native to Europe. [1]
Harold Oldroyd (24 December 1913 – 3 September 1978) was a British entomologist. He specialised in the biology of flies, and wrote many books, especially popular science that helped entomology to reach a broader public. His The Natural History of Flies is considered to be the "fly Bible". Although his speciality was the Diptera, he acknowledged that they are not a popular topic: "Breeding in dung, carrion, sewage and even living flesh, flies are a subject of disgust...not to be discussed in polite society". It was Oldroyd who proposed the idea of hyphenating the names of true flies (Diptera) to distinguish them from other insects with "fly" in their names. Thus, the "house-fly", "crane-fly" and "blow-fly" would be true flies, while the "dragonfly", "scorpion fly" and so on belong to other orders. He also debunked the calculation that a single pair of house-flies, if allowed to reproduce without inhibitions could, within nine months, number 5.6×1012 individuals, enough to cover the Earth to a thickness of 14.3 m (47 ft). Oldroyd calculated that such a layer would only cover Germany, but remarked "that is still a lot of flies".
In the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, Carl Linnaeus classified the arthropods, including insects, arachnids and crustaceans, among his class "Insecta". Insects with simply two wings were brought together under the name Diptera.
Laphriinae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 110 genera and 1,000 described species in Laphriinae. Larvae of the genus Hyperechia are known to grow inside the cells of Xylocopa bees, feeding on their larvae.
Andrenosoma igneum is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.
Andrenosoma is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least 70 described species in Andrenosoma.
Andrenosoma fulvicaudum is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae. It was first formally named as Laphria fulvicauda by Thomas Say in 1823. The type specimen was from Missouri, but was lost.
Andrenosoma hesperium is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.
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