| Sphyracephala brevicornis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Diopsidae |
| Genus: | Sphyracephala |
| Species: | S. brevicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphyracephala brevicornis (Say, 1817) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sphyracephala brevicornis [1] is a species in the family Diopsidae ("stalk-eyed flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies"). A common name for Sphyracephala brevicornis is "short-horned ankle-headed fly". [2] [3] [4]
The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1,300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in this family commonly are called tachinid flies or simply tachinids. As far as is known, they all are protelean parasitoids, or occasionally parasites, of arthropods, usually other insects. The family is known from many habitats in all zoogeographical regions and is especially diverse in South America.
The Phoridae are a family of small, hump-backed flies resembling fruit flies. Phorid flies can often be identified by their escape habit of running rapidly across a surface rather than taking to the wing. This behaviour is a source of one of their alternate names, scuttle fly. Another vernacular name, coffin fly, refers to Conicera tibialis. About 4,000 species are known in 230 genera. The most well-known species is cosmopolitan Megaselia scalaris. At 0.4 mm in length, the world's smallest fly is the phorid Euryplatea nanaknihali.
The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus Drosophila, which is often called the "common fruit fly". Nearly 5,000 described species of tephritid fruit fly are categorized in almost 500 genera of the Tephritidae. Description, recategorization, and genetic analyses are constantly changing the taxonomy of this family. To distinguish them from the Drosophilidae, the Tephritidae are sometimes called peacock flies, in reference to their elaborate and colorful markings. The name comes from the Greek τεφρος, tephros, meaning "ash grey". They are found in all the biogeographic realms.
The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" reflects their expert predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and, as a rule, they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight.
Hybomitra is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. There are at least 240 described species in Hybomitra.
Campiglossa is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are at least 190 described species in Campiglossa.
Sphyracephala is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae, with records from Africa, Europe, Asia and N. America.
Tipula monticola is a species in the family Tipulidae, in the order Diptera (flies).
Laphria ferox is a robber fly in the genus Laphria, in the order Diptera ("flies").
Taracticus ruficaudus is a robber fly in the family Asilidae, in the order Diptera ("flies").
Toxomerus jussiaeae is a species in the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera ("flies").
Tachina latianulum is a species in the family Tachinidae, in the order Diptera ("flies"). Tachina latianulum is found in North America.
Laphria virginica is a species of robber flies in the genus Laphria, in the order Diptera ("flies").
Condylostylus flavipes is a species in the family Dolichopodidae, in the order Diptera ("flies").
Liancalus limbatus is a species in the family Dolichopodidae, in the order Diptera ("flies").
Dalmannia nigriceps is a species in the family Conopidae, in the order Diptera ("flies").
Chasmatonotus is a genus of midges in the family Chironomidae. There are about 14 described species in Chasmatonotus.
Cyrtopogon is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least 120 described species in Cyrtopogon.
Sphyracephala subbifasciata is a species of stalk-eyed flies, insects in the family Diopsidae.
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