Macgowan, Iain
Lonchaeidae
Sign in to saveThe Lonchaeidae are a family of acalyptrate flies commonly known as lance flies. 610 described species are placed into 10 genera. These are generally small but robustly built flies with blue-black or metallic bodies. They are found, most commonly in wooded areas, throughout the world with the exception of polar regions and New Zealand. Details of the distribution of genera and species by biogeographic realm are included in the World Catalogue of the family Lonchaeidae
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyLonchaeidae
Larve von Lonchaea tarsata oder Lonchaea hyalipennis, gefunden am Stamm einer Platane Mitte Dezember Skizzen von Kopf und Flügel von Lonchaea chorea Lonchaea sp.: Eiablage in die Bohrlöcher von Käfern auf einer umgestürzten Buche (3min 1s) Die Lonchaeidae, gelegentlich als "Lanzenfliegen" bezeichnet, sind eine Familie der Zweiflügler (Diptera) und gehören zur Überfamilie der Tephritoidea. Die Familie ist beinahe weltweit verbreitet. Sie fehlt in Neuseeland und in den Polarregionen.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 958
- With media
- 45
- Family
- Lonchaeidae
- Collections
- UAM, CHAS
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Tephritoidea
- Image
- Lonchaea chorea.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lonchaeidae
- taxon name
- Lonchaeidae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Lonchaeidae
- taxon common name
- lansettfluer
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Biology
- List of genera
- Identification
- Image gallery
- Species lists
- References
- External links
The Lonchaeidae are a family of acalyptrate flies commonly known as lance flies. 610 described species are placed into 10 genera. These are generally small but robustly built flies with blue-black or metallic bodies. They are found, most commonly in wooded areas, throughout the world with the exception of polar regions and New Zealand. Details of the distribution of genera and species by biogeographic realm are included in the World Catalogue of the family Lonchaeidae
==Description== For terms see Morphology of Diptera.
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