| Apolysis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Subfamily: | Usiinae |
| Genus: | Apolysis Loew, 1860 |
| Diversity | |
| 118 species | |
Apolysis is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are almost 120 described species in Apolysis. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Ecdysis is the moulting of the cuticle in many invertebrates of the clade Ecdysozoa. Since the cuticle of these animals typically forms a largely inelastic exoskeleton, it is shed during growth and a new, larger covering is formed. The remnants of the old, empty exoskeleton are called exuviae.
Genus is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.
Castilleja, commonly known as paintbrush, Indian paintbrush, or prairie-fire, is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial mostly herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, northern Asia, and one species as far west as the Kola Peninsula in northwestern Russia. These plants are classified in the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. They are hemiparasitic on the roots of grasses and forbs. The generic name honors Spanish botanist Domingo Castillejo.
Sphaerites is a genus of beetles, the only genus in the family Sphaeritidae, sometimes called the false clown beetles. There are five known species, which are widespread in temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere, found in forested or upland areas.
Episoriculus is a genus of shrew in the red-toothed shrew subfamily. Its common is brown-toothed shrew. It has been described as a subgenus to Soriculus in the past. The genus occurs at a number of locations in Asia, including Nepal and China.
Leptogaster is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least 260 described species in Leptogaster.
Borboropsis is a genus of flies in the family Heleomyzidae. There are at least four described species in Borboropsis.
Prumnacris is a monotypic genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Melanoplinae, from NE America: where Prumnacris rainierensis can be found.
Wohlfahrtia is a genus of flesh flies in the family Sarcophagidae. There are at least 20 described species in Wohlfahrtia.
Apolysis sigma is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Eccritosia is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about seven described species in Eccritosia.
Odontomera is a genus of flies in the family Richardiidae. There are about 19 described species in Odontomera.
Tanymecus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are at least 100 described species in Tanymecus.
Lasioptera is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 140 described species in Lasioptera.
Saica is a genus of assassin bugs in the family Reduviidae. There are at least three described species in Saica.
Heteromyza is a genus of flies in the family Heleomyzidae. There are at least four described species in Heteromyza.
Automola is a genus of flies in the family Richardiidae. There are at least three described species in Automola.
Puliciphora is a genus of scuttle flies. There are at least 110 described species in Puliciphora.
Apocephalus is a genus of ant-decapitating flies. There are at least 300 described species in Apocephalus.
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