Lonchoptera
Genus of flies
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Lonchoptera is a genus of spear-winged flies (Lonchopteridae). Their common name refers to their subacute (pointed) wings, which have a distinct and sexually dimorphic venation.
| Lonchoptera | |
|---|---|
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| Lonchoptera lutea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Lonchopteridae |
| Genus: | Lonchoptera Meigen, 1803[1] |
| Type species | |
| Lonchoptera lutea Panzer, 1809 | |
| Synonyms | |
Description
Species in Lonchoptera are tiny to small, at 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in), slender, and yellow to brownish-black bristly.
The larvae are dorsally flattened, with two pairs of head bristles, and feed on rotting vegetable matter,[2] including in one case brussels sprouts.[3]
This genus can be distinguished from other spear-winged flies by several traits:[4]
Species
Species include:
- Lonchoptera africana Adams, 1905[5][6]
- Lonchoptera alfhildae Andersson, 1971[7]
- Lonchoptera anderssoni Joseph & Parui, 1976[8]
- Lonchoptera annikaae Andersson, 1971[7]
- Lonchoptera apicalis (Okada, 1935)[9]
- Lonchoptera barberi Klymko, 2008
- Lonchoptera bifurcata (Fallén, 1810)[2][9]
- Lonchoptera birmanica Andersson, 1971[7]
- Lonchoptera birmensis Andersson, 1971[7]
- Lonchoptera casanova Andersson, 1971[7]
- Lonchoptera elinorae Andersson, 1971[7]
- Lonchoptera excavata Yang & Chen, 1995[4]
- Lonchoptera fallax de Meijere, 1906[9]
- Lonchoptera hakonensis Matsumura, 1916[9]
- Lonchoptera impicta Zetterstedt, 1848[9]
- Lonchoptera japonica Matsumura, 1915[9]
- Lonchoptera kamtschatkana (Czerny, 1934)[9]
- Lonchoptera longiphallus Klymko, 2008
- Lonchoptera lutea Panzer, 1809[2][9]
- Lonchoptera maculata Smith, 1974[10]
- Lonchoptera malaisei Andersson, 1971[7]
- Lonchoptera megaloba Klymko, 2008
- Lonchoptera meijerei Collin, 1938[2][9][11]
- Lonchoptera nerana Vaillant, 1989
- Lonchoptera nevadica Vaillant, 1989
- Lonchoptera nigrociliata Duda, 1927[2][9]
- Lonchoptera nitidifrons Strobl, 1898[2][9]
- Lonchoptera occidentalis Curran, 1934
- Lonchoptera orientalis (Kertész, 1914)[4][7]
- Lonchoptera pictipennis Bezzi, 1899[9]
- Lonchoptera pinglongshanensis Dong, Pang & Yang, 2008[4]
- Lonchoptera pipi Andersson, 1971[4]
- Lonchoptera platytarsis (Okada, 1935)[9]
- Lonchoptera pseudolutea Whittington & Beuk, 2022[12]
- Lonchoptera rava Whittington, 1991[13]
- Lonchoptera sapporensis Matsumura, 1915[9]
- Lonchoptera scutellata Stein, 1890[2][9]
- Lonchoptera stackelbergi (Czerny, 1934)[9]
- Lonchoptera strobli de Meijere, 1906[9]
- Lonchoptera transvaalensis Stuckenberg, 1963[6]
- Lonchoptera tristis Meigen, 1824[2][9]
- Lonchoptera ugandensis Whittington, 1991[13]
- Lonchoptera unicolor Dong, Pang & Yang, 2008[4]
- Lonchoptera uniseta Curran, 1934
- Lonchoptera vaillanti Zwick, 2004[14]
- Lonchoptera vesperis Stuckenberg, 1963[6]