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being inquiline scavengers inside the
nests of
social insects. Some
brachycerans are
agricultural pests, some bite
animals and
humans and suck
their blood...
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Cestrotus is a
genus of
brachyceran flies in the
family Lauxaniidae. C.
acuticurvus Li, Yang and Gaimari, 2009 C.
apicalis (Hendel, 1920) C. argenteus...
- The
Brachyceran infraorder Muscomorpha is a
large and
diverse group of flies,
containing the bulk of the
Brachycera and most of the
known flies. It includes...
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Zhangsolvidae is an
extinct family of
brachyceran flies known from the
Cretaceous period.
Members of the
family possess a long proboscis,
varying in length...
- The
Brachyceran infraorder Xylophagomorpha is a
small group that
consists solely of the
family Xylophagidae,
which presently contains subfamilies that...
- The
Brachyceran infraorder Asilomorpha is a
large and
diverse group of flies,
containing the bulk of the
nonmuscoid Brachycera. The
larvae of asilomorphs...
- mouth). The
configuration of the CuA2 and A1 wing
veins is distinct.
Brachyceran flies can also be
distinguished through behavior. Many of the species...
- The
Brachyceran infraorder Tabanomorpha is a
small group that
consists primarily of two
large families, the
Tabanidae (horse and deer flies) and Rhagionidae...
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beetle family Scarabaeidae. Vermiform: maggot-like, as in most
species of
Brachyceran flies. Campodeiform:
similar to
members of the
genus Campodea, elongated...
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Cestrotus elegans is a
species of
brachyceran flies in the
family Lauxaniidae. It is
found in
Ethiopia and Morocco. Hendel, F. (1920). "Neue Cestrotus-Arten...
