Cyclorrhapha III (Schizophora other than Calyptratae)
Diopsidae
Ed.: Graham C. D. Griffiths
1989. 122 pages, 95 figures, 4 tables, 24x17cm, 320 g
Language: English
(Griffiths Flies of Nearctic Region, Volume 9 Part 12)
ISBN 978-3-510-70016-5, paperback, price: 69.00 €
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1. Introduction 2
2. Relationships of the Diopsidae with other Schizophora 3
2.1 Historical Perspective 3
2.2 Current Views on Phylogenetic Position 6
3. Prefamily Diopsioinea Griffiths 12
4. Family Diopsidae Billberg 13
4.1 Characterization 13
4.2 Family Description 13
4.3 Morphology 14
4.4 Ecology 35
4.5 Behaviour 44
4.6 Functions of Eye Stalks 50
4.7 Economic Importance 58
4.8 Suprageneric Systems 60
4.9 Annotated List of World Genera 61
4.10 Key to Genera 64
5. Genus Sphyracephala Say 66
5.1 Catalogue of Species of Sphyracephala 67
5.2 Provisional Diagnosis 67
5.3 Notes on some Characters 68
5.4 Intrageneric Relationships 70
5.5 Key to Nearctic Sphyracephala 72
5.6 Sphyracephala brevicornis (Say) 72
5.7 Sphyracephala subbifasciata Fitch 84
6. Genus Prosphyracephala Hennig 95
6.1 Discussion of Diagnosis 95
6.2 Catalogue of Species of Prosphyracephala 96
6.3 Prosphyracephala rubiensis Lewis 97
7. List of Abbreviations 98
8. Acknowledgements 99
9. References 100
Appendix 1. Descriptions of trio new Genera of Diopsidae 109
Appendix 2. On Centrioncidae and Syringogastridae, w ith Description
of a new Syringogasrer occurring at the Border of the Nearctic Region
115
2. Relationships of the Diopsidae with other Schizophora 3
2.1 Historical Perspective 3
2.2 Current Views on Phylogenetic Position 6
3. Prefamily Diopsioinea Griffiths 12
4. Family Diopsidae Billberg 13
4.1 Characterization 13
4.2 Family Description 13
4.3 Morphology 14
4.4 Ecology 35
4.5 Behaviour 44
4.6 Functions of Eye Stalks 50
4.7 Economic Importance 58
4.8 Suprageneric Systems 60
4.9 Annotated List of World Genera 61
4.10 Key to Genera 64
5. Genus Sphyracephala Say 66
5.1 Catalogue of Species of Sphyracephala 67
5.2 Provisional Diagnosis 67
5.3 Notes on some Characters 68
5.4 Intrageneric Relationships 70
5.5 Key to Nearctic Sphyracephala 72
5.6 Sphyracephala brevicornis (Say) 72
5.7 Sphyracephala subbifasciata Fitch 84
6. Genus Prosphyracephala Hennig 95
6.1 Discussion of Diagnosis 95
6.2 Catalogue of Species of Prosphyracephala 96
6.3 Prosphyracephala rubiensis Lewis 97
7. List of Abbreviations 98
8. Acknowledgements 99
9. References 100
Appendix 1. Descriptions of trio new Genera of Diopsidae 109
Appendix 2. On Centrioncidae and Syringogastridae, w ith Description
of a new Syringogasrer occurring at the Border of the Nearctic Region
115