Lispe
Lispe is a genus of true flies, belonging to the family Muscidae.[2]
| Lispe | |
|---|---|
| Male Lispe tentaculata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Tribe: | Limnophorini |
| Genus: | Lispe Latreille, 1796 |
| Type species | |
| Musca tentaculata | |
| Diversity | |
| at least 170 species | |
Lispe pygmaea
The adult are predators of small insects. Larvae are also predators, living in damp sand and mud.[3][4]
See also
References
- Coquillett, D.W. (September 1901). "Types of anthomyid genera". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. New York: The New York Entomological Society. 9 (3): 134–146.
- D'Assis Fonseca, E.C.M. (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 10. London.: Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 118.
- Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J. (2002). The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis. Vol. 107. Masaryk.: Masaryk University. p. 280.
- Kahanpää, Jere (2007). "Draft Catalogue of Finnish Flies (Diptera: Brachycera)". Archived from the original on 2007-05-03. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
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