Herina (genus)
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Herina is a genus of flies
in the family Ulidiidae. It is possibly the largest genus in the family.
It is a distinctive Ulidiidae genus of small to medium-sized, dark species of about 3.5-5.5mm long, with patterned wings. The head is variably yellowish, reddish or darkened, whilst the body is either shining black or with black dusted with grey. Many are found in marshland or calcareous
grassland
situations and in coastal wetlands.
Fly
True flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...
in the family Ulidiidae. It is possibly the largest genus in the family.
It is a distinctive Ulidiidae genus of small to medium-sized, dark species of about 3.5-5.5mm long, with patterned wings. The head is variably yellowish, reddish or darkened, whilst the body is either shining black or with black dusted with grey. Many are found in marshland or calcareous
Calcareous
Calcareous is an adjective meaning mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate, in other words, containing lime or being chalky. The term is used in a wide variety of scientific disciplines.-In zoology:...
grassland
Grassland
Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses and other herbaceous plants . However, sedge and rush families can also be found. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica...
situations and in coastal wetlands.
Species
Species include:- H. aartseniHerina aartseniHerina aartseni is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Herina of the family Ulidiidae....
Merz, 2002 - H. frondescentiaeHerina frondescentiaeHerina frondescentiae is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Herina of the family Ulidiidae. It is wetland species of about in length.-Distribution:...
(LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758Systema NaturaeThe book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...
) - H. germinationisHerina germinationisHerina germinationis is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Herina of the family Ulidiidae. In the United Kingdom it is species of dry calcareous grassland including coastal cliffs. It is about long....
(Rossi, 1790) - H. ghilianii RóndaniCamillo RóndaniCamillo Róndani was an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera.-Early years:When Camillo Róndani was born in Parma the city was part of the French Empire Napoleon having crowned himself King of Italy...
, 1869 - H. gyrans (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1864) - H. lacustris (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1826) - H. liturata Robineau-DesvoidyJean-Baptiste Robineau-DesvoidyAndré Jean Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy was a French physician and entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera and to some extent of the Coleoptera .-Achievements:...
, 1830 - H. longistylataHerina longistylataHerina longistylata is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Herina of the family Ulidiidae....
Rivosecchi, 1992 - H. lugubris (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1826) - H. merziHerina merziHerina merzi is a species of picture-winged fly known only from Merishausen in the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. It is a mostly dark-coloured insect with shining-black abdomen and brownish-black thorax and legs. The head is more colourful with a reddish-yellow frons...
Kameneva, 2007 - H. nigrina (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1826) - H. oscillans (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1826) - H. paludum (FallénCarl Fredrik FallénCarl Fredrik Fallén was a Swedish botanist and entomologist.Fallén taught at the Lund University. He wrote Diptera Sueciae .In 1817, Fallen discovered the Muscina stabulans species of flies....
, 1820) - H. palustris (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1826) - H. parva (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1864) - H. pseudoluctuosa HennigWilli HennigEmil Hans Willi Hennig was a German biologist who is considered the founder of phylogenetic systematics, also known as cladistics. With his works on evolution and systematics he revolutionised the view of the natural order of beings...
, 1939 - H. rivosecchii Merz, 2002
- H. scutellaris Robineau-DesvoidyJean-Baptiste Robineau-DesvoidyAndré Jean Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy was a French physician and entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera and to some extent of the Coleoptera .-Achievements:...
, 1830 - H. tristis (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1826) - H. yunnanica Kamaneva, 2006