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Pipunculidae
Sign in to savePipunculidae is a family of flies (Diptera) commonly termed big-headed flies, a reference to the large (holoptic) eyes, which cover nearly the entire head. The family is found worldwide and more than 1300 species have been described.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyPipunculidae
アタマアブ（頭虻）は、ハエ目（双翅目）アタマアブ科 (Pipunculidae) の種の総称である。全世界で約1300種が記録されており、未発見の種を含めると約2000種が生息していると考えられている。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,540
- With media
- 55
- Family
- Pipunculidae
- Collections
- YPM, MHNCA, UAM, UMNH
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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Pipunculidae is a family of flies (Diptera) commonly termed big-headed flies, a reference to the large (holoptic) eyes, which cover nearly the entire head. The family is found worldwide and more than 1300 species have been described.
The larvae of Pipunculidae develop as parasitoids almost exclusively in Auchenorrhyncha, the exception being the genus Nephrocerus, whose hosts are adult Tipulidae (crane flies). The larvae develop rapidly within the crane flies before pupating in the soil. In all pipunculids there are only two larval stages. Some species are used as biological control agents in rice fields.
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