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Handsome Devil (Sabethes cyaneus)
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past and future II (by doitsunosensei on Flickr)
Käferbuch. Naturgeschichte der Käfer Europas. Zum Handgebrauche für Sammler (1876)
Carl Gustav Calwer & Gustav Jäger
Ephemeroptera Ephemeropteroidea Ephemoptera Haften Mayıs Pterygota eintagsfliege eintagsfliegen fliege fliegen flies fly insect mayflies mayfly
What is reality? (by doitsunosensei on Flickr)
Käferbuch. Naturgeschichte der Käfer Europas. Zum Handgebrauche für Sammler (1876)
Carl Gustav Calwer & Gustav Jäger
Ephemeroptera Ephemeropteroidea Ephemoptera Haften Mayıs Pterygota alt book buch eintagsfliege eintagsfliegen fliege fliegen flies fly insect insekt mayflies mayfly old picture
Käfer Europas (by doitsunosensei on Flickr)
Käferbuch. Naturgeschichte der Käfer Europas. Zum Handgebrauche für Sammler (1876)
Carl Gustav Calwer & Gustav Jäger
Ephemeroptera Ephemeropteroidea Ephemoptera Haften Mayıs Pterygota eintagsfliege eintagsfliegen fliege fliegen flies fly insect mayfly
![Celyphidae (Diptera) by gbohne on Flickr.
Celyphidae (Diptera) L: ~ 2-3mm Beetle flies (Celyphidae) are small to medium-sized and easily recognised. The scutellum is enlarged, forming a protective shell over the abdomen, giving them a beetle-like appearance. Also, like many beetles, Celyphidae are often shiny or metallic in colour. The wings, when at rest, are folded beneath the scutellar “shell” . About 90 species are known from the Oriental and Afrotropic biogeographic regions; Spaniocelyphus palmi is probably the commonest celyphid species in the Oriental region [PAPP et al., 2006: p.186f]. The biology of the family is poorly known. Adults are found along streams and rivers, and in wet grassy areas. Larvae are saprophagous [WORLDLINGO] in decaying plant matter, likely feeding on associated micro-organisms [S.D Gaimari]. more info: www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Celyphidae www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ppd/entomology/diptera.html#celyphid](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt9g9ctDdm1qm80m4o1_500.jpg)
Celyphidae (Diptera) by gbohne on Flickr.
Celyphidae (Diptera)
L: ~ 2-3mm
Beetle flies (Celyphidae) are small to medium-sized and easily recognised. The scutellum is enlarged, forming a protective shell over the abdomen, giving them a beetle-like appearance. Also, like many beetles, Celyphidae are often shiny or metallic in colour. The wings, when at rest, are folded beneath the scutellar “shell” .
About 90 species are known from the Oriental and Afrotropic biogeographic regions; Spaniocelyphus palmi is probably the commonest celyphid species in the Oriental region [PAPP et al., 2006: p.186f].
The biology of the family is poorly known. Adults are found along streams and rivers, and in wet grassy areas. Larvae are saprophagous [WORLDLINGO] in decaying plant matter, likely feeding on associated micro-organisms [S.D Gaimari].
more info: www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Celyphidae
www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ppd/entomology/diptera.html#celyphid Beetle flies Celyphidae Diptera Insects animalia arthropoda fliege fliegen flies fly insect insecta insekt insekten scutellum
