Download or read book Revision of the Horse Fly Genera Lissimas and Cydistomyia Diptera Tabanidae Diachlorini of Australia written by I. M. Mackerras and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dasybasis Agelanius Cortesi a New Species of Horse Fly from Chile Diptera Tabanidae Diachlorini written by Christian R. Gonzalez and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dasybasis Elquiensis a New Species of Horse Fly from Northern Chile Diptera Tabanidae Diachlorini written by Christian R. Gonzalez and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Taxonomy Systematics and Biogeography of the Austral Horse Fly Tribe Scionini Diptera written by Bryan Lessard and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tabanidae are a large cosmopolitan family of medically and ecologically important Diptera. Adults of both sexes are important pollinators, and the females are known to mechanically transmit multiple disease agents while blood-feeding, affecting humans and animals. The tribe Scionini of the subfamily Pangoniinae consists of stoutly built and hairy-eyed flies predominantly austral in distribution, occurring in Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand and South America. The Scionini are divided into six recognised genera; Caenopangonia Krober, 1930, Fidena Walker, 1850, Goniops Aldrich, 1892, Pityocera Giglio-Tos, 1896, Scione Walker, 1850, and the widest distributed genus Scaptia Walker, 1850. Scaptia is further divided into seven subgenera; Lepmia Fairchild, 1969, Pseudomelpia Enderlein, 1922, Myioscaptia Mackerras, 1955, Palimmecomyia Taylor, 1917, Plinthina Walker, 1850, Scaptia Walker, 1850, and Pseudoscione Lutz, 1918. The taxonomy of the Scionini has not been revised in over 50 years. Consequently, new material has accumulated in museums corresponding to 18 new species of Scaptia (Plinthina) (5 spp.n.), Scaptia (Pseudoscione) (7 spp.n.), Scaptia (Scaptia) (1 sp.n.), Scaptia (Myioscaptia) (2 spp.n.), and the novel genus Anzomyia Lessard, gen.n. (3 spp.n.), all of which have been described and illustrated herein. Molecular data was employed to provide the first quantitative phylogenetic hypothesis for the Scionini, including the systematic placement of all the tribes in the Pangoniinae. An alignment of six molecular markers, including mitochondrial (COI and COII), ribosomal (28S) and nuclear (AATS, CAD regions 1, 3 and 4) genes, 5757 bp in total, was analysed for 176 taxa using Bayesian and maximum likelihood approaches. Results indicated the Scionini are strongly monophyletic, excluding Caenopangonia and Goniops, which were subsequently removed from the Scionini and reassigned to the Pangoniinae tribes Mycteromyiini and Goniopsinini, Lessard tribe.n., respectively. The South American genera Fidena, Pityocera and Scione were strongly monophyletic, corresponding to current morphology-based classification schemes. Interestingly, Scaptia recovered as broadly paraphyletic, which was corrected by formally raising several subgenera to genus level (Lepmia, Myioscaptia, Palimmecomyia, Plinthina, Pseudomelpia and Pseudoscione), resurrecting previously synonymised genera (Apocampta Schiner, 1867, Copidapha Enderlein, 1922, Parosca Enderlein, 1922, Osca Walker, 1850, and Triclista Enderlein, 1922) and establishing a novel genus from New Zealand (Aotearomyia Lessard, gen.n.). These molecular results were combined with morphological evidence to revise the taxonomy of the entire Scionini, including the redescription of all genera and subgenera, in addition to the development of a novel diagnostic key to all seventeen recognised genera. Divergence time estimates based on the molecular data and the fossil record placed global biogeographic radiations of the Pangoniinae in a temporal context. Results indicated that the Scionini are a typical Gondwanan group and are most likely Australian in origin. Furthermore, the diversification and current biogeography of the tribe appears to be influenced by the ancient fragmentation of Gondwana, involving a complex process of both vicariance and long distance dispersal. Future studies will benefit from more extensive sampling of the South American genera, in particular Fidena, Pityocera and Scione, which require further taxonomic revision and updating of the diagnostic keys to species.

Download or read book Taxonomic Accounts of Horse Flies Insecta Diptera Tabanidae of West Bengal written by Aniruddha Maity and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Insects of Australia and New Zealand written by Robin John Tillyard and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Biology of Blood Sucking Insects written by Mike Lehane and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood-sucking insects are the vectors of many of the most debilitating parasites of man and his domesticated animals. In addition they are of considerable direct cost to the agricultural industry through losses in milk and meat yields, and through damage to hides and wool, etc. So, not surprisingly, many books of medical and veterinary entomology have been written. Most of these texts are organized taxonomically giving the details of the life-cycles, bionomics, relationship to disease and economic importance of each of the insect groups in turn. I have taken a different approach. This book is topic led and aims to discuss the biological themes which are common in the lives of blood-sucking insects. To do this I have concentrated on those aspects of the biology of these fascinating insects which have been clearly modified in some way to suit the blood-sucking habit. For example, I have discussed feeding and digestion in some detail because feeding on blood presents insects with special problems, but I have not discussed respiration because it is not affected in any particular way by haematophagy. Naturally there is a subjective element in the choice of topics for discussion and the weight given to each. I hope that I have not let my enthusiasm for particular subjects get the better of me on too many occasions and that the subject material achieves an overall balance.

Download or read book Insecta Saundersiana written by W Wilson 1809-1879 Saunders and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative volume provides detailed descriptions of previously unknown insects in the collection of William Wilson Saunders. Featuring stunning illustrations and meticulous scientific analysis, this book is a must-read for entomologists and nature lovers alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book The Oriental Species of the Tribe Haematopotini Diptera Tabanidae written by Alan Stone and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fauna of West Bengal Insecta Diptera and Lepidoptera written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Record of Zoological Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Indian Insects written by S Ramani and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-10-16 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insects are the most interesting and diverse group of organisms on earth, many of which are useful as pollinators of crops and wild plants while others are useful as natural enemies keeping pestiferous insects in check. It is important to conserve these insects for our survival and for this the diversity of insect species inhabiting the different ecosystems of our country must be known. The cornerstone to studies of any kind of organismal diversity is their taxonomic identity. Even after over two and half centuries of studies, so little is known of the insect wealth of our country. It has contributions from taxonomists who have been studying Indian insects for long, this book offers up to date information on many important groups of Indian insects seeking to fill the lacuna of a long felt need for a comprehensive work on the taxonomy of Indian insects. Salient features: Provides an up-to-date taxonomy of major insect groups of India Presents identification keys with illustrations of several important groups of Indian insects Gives a new insight into why insects are so abundant Addresses fundamental questions in mechanoreception and cross kingdom interactions using insects as model systems Indian Insects: Diversity and Science is a festschrift to Professor C. A. Viraktamath, an insect taxonomist par excellence. It has been designed to cater to the needs of academicians, researchers and students who wish to identify insects collected from local environments and will be an invaluable aid for those working in the areas of systematics, ecology, behaviour, diversity and the conservation of insects.