Lispocephala

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Lispocephala
Lispocephala alma, Harlech, North Wales, March 2013 (16802527275).jpg
Lispocephala_alma
Lispocephala erythrocera, North Wales, March 2012 (16181105494).jpg
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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]

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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

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References

  1. ↑ D'Assis Fonseca, E.C.M. (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 10. London.: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 118pp.
  2. 1 2 3 Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J. (2002). The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis. Vol. 107. Masaryk.: Masaryk University. pp. 280pp.
  3. ↑ Spieth, Herman T. "Behavioral Characteristics of Hawaiian Drosophila".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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