Ochthera anatolikos | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Ephydridae |
Subfamily: | Gymnomyzinae |
Tribe: | Ochtherini |
Genus: | Ochthera |
Species: | O. anatolikos |
Binomial name | |
Ochthera anatolikos | |
Ochthera anatolikos is a species of shore flies in the family Ephydridae. [2]
Ephydridae is a family of insects in the order Diptera.
Ochthera is a genus of flies in the family of shore flies (Ephydridae). The genus is distinctive because of the swollen raptorial forelegs. The larvae are predaceous on midge larvae while the adults feed on midges and mosquitoes. The genus is found around the world with about 37 species. The species Ochthera chalybescens has been shown to prey on African malaria vectors.
Hydrellia geniculata is a species of fly in the family Ephydridae.
Ochthera mantis, the mantis fly, is a shore fly. The species was first described by Charles De Geer in 1776.
Nostima is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Limnellia is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Ephydrinae is a subfamily of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Ilythea is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Ilytheinae is a subfamily of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Lemnaphila is a genus of duckweed miner flies in the family Ephydridae. There are about seven described species in Lemnaphila.
Ochthera tuberculata is a species of shore flies.
Gymnomyzinae is a subfamily of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Ochthera lauta is a species of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Cirrula is a genus of North American shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Brachydeutera is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae. There are about 16 described species in Brachydeutera.
Discocerina is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Discomyza is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Lamproclasiopa is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Ochthera cuprilineata is a species of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.