Ptychopteridae definition of ptychopteridae by merriam. The lonchopteridae are a family of small 25 mm, slender, yellow to brownish black diptera. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. The head is rounded, with the outer vertical bristles, inner vertical bristles, ocellar bristles, interfrontal bristles, and bristles along the margin of the broad mouth very well developed. Australian populations of lonchoptera furcata consists largely, or entirely, of females which. Portal to information on the insect order diptera flies and midges and a forum for researchers on the insect group. The spencer entomological museum was formally established in 1953 from the holdings of dr. The lonchopteridae are minute, slender flies with long wings which are pointed at the apex. Adults of lonchoptera are small, slender, brownish or yellowish flies with pointed wings and sexually dimorphic venation. This is probably due to the lack of a robust classification. Review of the nearctic lonchopteridae diptera, including.
Pdf the familes lonchopteridae, opetiidae and pipunculidae. Spearwinged flies or pointedwing flies insecta, diptera. Lonchopteridae common names spearwinged flies in language. Biogeographical theories for conopidae are practically nonexistent. Local pdf available in high and lowresolution versions. We welcome new contributions just register and use the submit records form to post your photos. Lonchoptera bifurcata fallen, 1810 lonchoptera bifurcata is known as a pointedwinged or spear winged fly with a. The flatfooted fly families platypezidae and opetiidae, treated in a separate paper in this volume, are placed either in their own basal superfamily platypezoidea or included in phoroidea see cumming et al.
Lonchopteridae spearwinged flies all images on this website have been taken in leicestershire and rutland by naturespot members. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global. Checklist of the families lonchopteridae and phoridae of finland insecta, diptera 2 checklist of the families lonchopteridae and phoridae of finland insecta, diptera jere kahanpaa1 1 finnish museum of natural history, zoology unit, p. Occurrence of lonchoptera dubia curran in new zealand. Lonchopteridae in use by nzor taxon concept nzor concept id 48640ab4678b4199ac3cdf2a8dd3848d according to. In chiles coastal waters representatives of three tomopteridae, alciopidae, lopadorhynchidae of the six pelagic polychaete families had been found, in addition to two species of the family polynoidae.
Systematics of lower cyclorrhaphan diptera, with an emphasis on syrphidae. It has full synonymic and taxonomic information for more. Download adobe acrobat or click here to download the pdf file. The lonchopteridae spearwinged flies or pointedwing flies are a family of small 25 mm, slender, yellow to brownishblack diptera, occurring all over the world. Checklist of the families lonchopteridae and phoridae of finland insecta, diptera. This is your first entry to the taxa hierarchy display.
Lonchopteridae is a small monogeneric family containing 37 described world species. This report can be downloaded from the natural england access to evidence catalogue. Pdf checklist of the families lonchopteridae and phoridae. Spencer, a professor in the ubc zoology department. Immature stages are found in detritus in moist conditions. While for example in germany, 3 species of lonchopteridae are known from caves, only l. Lukashevich, first pupae of the eoptychopteridae and ptychopteridae from the mesozoic of siberia insecta. All images on this website have been taken in leicestershire and rutland by naturespot members. You can modify these specifications at any time by clicking the change items displayed button in the header. Aschiza platypezoidea phoridae scuttle flies, coffin flies, humpbacked flies opetiidae flatfooted flies ironomyiidae ironic flies lonchopteridae spearwinged flies platypezidae flatfooted flies.
Pdf a checklist of the lonchopteridae and phoridae recorded from finland is presented. Checklist of the families lonchopteridae and phoridae of. Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of all genera of conopidae. Troncos traqueales imperceptibles fig 8g journal of experimental biology. Fauna europaea is a database of the scientific names and distributions at national or in some cases regional level of all currently known extant multicellular european terrestrial. New records of polyporivora picta meigen, 1830 from the.
Keywords checklist, finland, diptera, lonchopteridae, phoridae introduction the superfamily phoroidea includes at least the fly families phoridae, lonchopteridae. Legacy is a flight simulation platform that is fully compatible with all aircraft, scenery and other data files for the fly. This doctoral thesis is presented in three chapters. Homalopteridae article about homalopteridae by the free. Belgium leruth 1939, germany weber 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 2001, 2012. Handbooks for the identification of british insects. The small group of lonchopteridae only seven uk species are. Morphological, molecular characterization and taxonomic status. Ditteri lauxaniidae, limoniidae, lonchaeidae, lonchopteridae.
It has full synonymic and taxonomic information for more than 28,550 valid species, 46,630 scientific names, 221,000 citations to 14,800 references, 103,900 images, 1700 sound recordings, and. Diptera lonchopteridae handbooks for the identification of british insects smith, kenneth george valentine on. The site enables, for example, link submission and identification queries. The lonchopteridae are a family of small 25 mm, slender, yellow to brownishblack diptera. Family lonchopteridae lonchopterids, commonly called spearwinged flies, are a small but widely distributed family of flies comprised of approximately 35 species worldwide. The inclusion of opetiidae in the platypezoidea is corroborated, possibly in a clade also including lonchopteridae and phoridae. Lonchoptera is a genus of spearwinged flies lonchopteridae. Lonchopteridae diptera from guangxi, southwest china pdf adobe achrobat. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. The mesonotum and scutellum and legs have well developed bristles. Physocephalaschiner, 1861 are found globally, others are more limited in their range. Lonchopteridae name homonyms lonchopteridae common names spearwinged flies in language.
Tomopteridae article about tomopteridae by the free dictionary. Systematics of lower cyclorrhaphan diptera, with an emphasis. Tomopteridae article about tomopteridae by the free. A checklist of the lonchopteridae and phoridae recorded from finland is presented. Occurrence of lonchoptera dubia curran in new zealand diptera. Australian populations of lonchoptera furcata consists largely, or entirely, of females which reproduce asexually from unfertilised eggs.
Feb 20, 2015 fauna europaea provides a public webservice with an index of scientific names including important synonyms of all extant multicellular european terrestrial and freshwater animals and their geographical distribution at the level of countries and major islands east of the urals and excluding the caucasus region. Many of the remaining families will form subsequent volumes in their own right. For example, genera of conopidae are endemic to australia schneider, 2010. Saigusa 1975 has claimed that a further 30 species await description from the oriental region. The orthoptera species file is a taxonomic database of the worlds orthoptera grasshoppers, locusts, katydids and crickets, both living and fossil. Systematics of lower cyclorrhaphan diptera, with an. The first chapter is a phylogenetic analysis of the lower cyclorrhaphan insecta. Pdf checklist of the families lonchopteridae and phoridae of. Ptychopteridae definition is a family of very delicate twowinged flies suborder nematocera with long black whitebarred legs and larvae with a prolonged caudal respiratory tube comprising the phantom. The megagenus megaselia rondani, 1856 contains about 50% of the species marshall 2012. Adults of extant forms are found in shady, humid andor semiaquatic habitats. The superfamily phoroidea includes at least the fly families phoridae, lonchopteridae, and the small family ironomyiidae known only from australia.
In chiles coastal waters representatives of three tomopteridae, alciopidae, lopadorhynchidae of the six pelagic polychaete families had been found, in addition to two species of the family polynoidae which, in spite of being essentially benthic, has two pelagic representatives rozbaczylo, 1985. We present an updated list of ciidae for switzerland, based on identifying and checking of specimens in museums and private collections as well as new field records and literature searches. Ptychopteridae, a family of flies diptera new to the philippine islands with the description of a new species. Ptychopteridae definition is a family of very delicate twowinged flies suborder nematocera with long black whitebarred legs and larvae with a prolonged caudal respiratory tube comprising the phantom crane flies. Review of the nearctic lonchopteridae diptera, including descriptions of three new species volume 140 issue 6 john klymko, s. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Download fulltext pdf the familes lonchopteridae, opetiidae and pipunculidae of malta diptera, aschiza article pdf available january 2012 with 82 reads.