| Ommatius baboquivari | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Ommatius |
| Species: | O. baboquivari |
| Binomial name | |
| Ommatius baboquivari Wilcox, 1936 | |
Ommatius baboquivari is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Fire-coloured beetles or otherwise known as eyelash bugs are the beetles of the Pyrochroidae family, which includes the red cardinal beetles. Adults measure 4-20 mm; larvae reach 25 mm. Larvae of Pyrochroinae are found under moist bark of dead trees:they are probably mostly fungivorous, although they may become cannibalistic if too crowded.
2059 Baboquivari, provisional designation 1963 UA, is an asteroid classified as near-Earth object of the Amor group, approximately 1.9 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program in 1963, it was later named after the Baboquivari Mountains in Arizona, United States.
The Baboquivari Peak Wilderness is a 2,065-acre (8 km2) wilderness area in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is located in the Baboquivari Mountains 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Tucson, Arizona. It is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The United States Congress designated the Baboquivari Peak Wilderness in 1990. It is the smallest such designated wilderness in the state of Arizona. Today, the 2,900,000-acre (12,000 km2) Tohono O'odham Nation lies to the west. Baboquivari Peak's elevation is 7,730 feet. It is a popular site for many climbers, tourists and other visitors to Arizona and can be seen in the distance from the Kitt Peak National Observatory. The mountain was well known as a place to find flint for arrow points. BA BO QUAY VI RA, is translated as the place for the mother lode of flint..
The Ochteridae comprise a small family of insects. Eight genera with about 80 species have been described. They occur worldwide along the shore of various types of water and the greatest diversity is in tropical regions. They are "true bugs", being members of the order Hemiptera, and are in the suborder Heteroptera. Ochteridae commonly are known as the velvety shore bugs. They resemble the Saldidae shore bugs and have lengths ranging from 4.5 to 9 mm (0.18–0.35 in).
The Tohono Oʼodham Indian Reservation, is an Indian reservation of the Tohono Oʼodham Nation located in Arizona, United States. The reservation had a total 2000 census population of 10,787. The reservation has a land area of 11,243.098 square kilometres (4,340.984 sq mi), 97.48 percent of the Tohono Oʼodham Nation total area. The reservation encompasses portions of central Pima, southwestern Pinal, and southeastern Maricopa Counties.
Baboquivari National Forest was established as the Baboquivari Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in Arizona on November 5, 1906 with 126,720 acres (512.8 km2). On March 4, 1907 it became a National Forest, and on July 1, 1908 the entire forest was combined with Huachuca National Forest and Tumacacori National Forest to establish Garces National Forest. The name was discontinued.
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge provides 117,107 acres (47,392 ha) of habitat for threatened and endangered plants and animals. The refuge was established in 1985.
Topawa is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Pima County, Arizona, United States. Topawa is located on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-southeast of Sells. Topawa has a post office with ZIP code 85639.
Baboquivari Unified School District (BUSD) is a school district with its headquarters in Sells, a census-designated place in unincorporated Pima County, Arizona. The school district was known as the Indian Oasis-Baboquivari Unified School District (IOBUSD) until 2012.
Ommatius is a genus of robber flies. It is part of the subfamily Asilinae, containing the following species:
Lipocosma polingi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona and central and southern Texas.
The Quinlan Mountains is a mountain range in the U.S. state of Arizona. Its highest point is Kitt Peak at 6,883 feet (2,098 m), which is also the second-highest peak on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation, after Baboquivari Peak. The range lies on the eastern end of the reservation about 55 miles (89 km) southwest of Tucson.
Ommatius tibialis is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.
Ommatius wilcoxi is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.
Ommatius ouachitensis is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.
Ommatius parvulus is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.
Ommatius floridensis is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.
Ommatius gemma is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.
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