Oldroydiella

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Oldroydiella
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Oldroydiella fallax
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Chrysopsinae
Tribe: Rhinomyzini
Genus: Oldroydiella
Dias, 1955 [1]
Type species
Tabanus fallax
Macquart, 1846 [2]

Oldroydiella is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. [3] [4]

Species

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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".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tabanoidea</span> Superfamily of flies

Superfamily Tabanoidea are insects in the order Diptera.

<i>Haematopota</i> Genus of flies

Haematopota is a genus of flies in the horse-fly family, Tabanidae. Among the horse-flies, they are most commonly known as clegs. Many species have colorful, sinuously patterned eyes in life, a character that fades after death. The wings are typically patterned with spots of grey. The genus is named from the Ancient Greek for blood-drinker: αἷμα, haîma, blood; πότης, pótës, drinker. Some species are known to be vectors of livestock diseases.

Adersia is a genus of horseflies of the family Tabanidae. It is the only genus in the tribe Adersiini, and the only member of the subfamily Adersiinae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tabaninae</span> Subfamily of flies

Tabaninae is a subfamily in the family Tabanidae commonly known as horse flies. There are more than 3000 described species in Tabaninae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diachlorini</span> Tribe of flies

Diachlorini is a tribe of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deer fly</span> Subfamily of flies

Chrysopsinae is an insect subfamily in the family Tabanidae commonly known as deer flies or sheep flies and are bloodsucking insects considered pests to humans and cattle. They are large flies with large brightly-coloured compound eyes, and large clear wings with dark bands. They are larger than the common housefly and smaller than the horse-fly.

<i>Philoliche</i> Genus of flies

Philoliche is a genus of long-tongued Horse-flies found in the Old World. It appears to be the sole member of tribe Philolichini.

Protosilvius is a genus of flies in the family Tabanidae.

Cydistomyia is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.

Limata is a genus of biting horseflies of the family Tabanidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rhinomyzini</span> Tribe of insects

Rhinomyzini is a tribe of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.

<i>Sphecodemyia</i> Genus of flies

Sphecodemyia is a genus of flies in the family Tabanidae.

Mackerrasia is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.

Tabanocella is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.

Aegophagamyia is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.

Rhigioglossa is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.

Paulianomyia is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.

References

  1. ↑ Dias, J.A. T.S. (1955). "Denominacao e definica de um novo agrupamento generica para a subfamilia Pangoiinae Loew, 1860 (Diptera, Tabanidae)". Mems. Estud. Mus. zool. Univ. Coimbra. 237: 1–3.
  2. 1 2 Macquart, P.J.M. (1846). Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. Supplement. [1]. Lille: Mem. Soc. R. Sci. Agric. Arts. pp. 133–364, 20 pls. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Moucha, J. (1976). "Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements. 7: 1–320. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Smith, Kenneth G.V.; Vockeroth, J.R. (1980). Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London: British museum (Natural History). pp. 1–1436. ISBN   0565 00821 8.
  5. ↑ Zeegers, T. (2017). "The horseflies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of Madagascar – Part 2: subfamily Chrysopsinae, tribe Rhinomyzini". Studia Dipterologica. 22[2015] (2): 259–304.
  6. ↑ Oldroyd, H. (1957). The horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the Ethiopian Region. III. Subfamilies Chrysopinae, Scepsidinae and Pangoniinae and a revised classification. London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. xii + 489.
  7. ↑ Paulian, R. (1962). "Un Tabanide sphecomorphe de Madagascar (Diptera)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 67: 88–90.
  8. ↑ Oldroyd, H. (1963). "Tabanidae (Diptera) from Madagascar collected by Mr B. R. Stuckenberg". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 5[1962] (13): 435–442.


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