Biology:Neurochaetidae
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Neurochaetidae is a family of flies belonging to the order Diptera.[1] These flies are also known as upside-down flies because they maintain a "head downwards" orientation while walking on vertical or steeply sloped surfaces.[2] Neurochaetids date back to the Eocene–Oligocene boundary, with fossils of the extinct genus Anthoclusia in Baltic amber described by Willi Hennig,[3] and the extant genera are native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.[4]
Neurochaeta is the type genus for Neurochaetidae, and Neurochaeta inversa is the type species for Neurochaeta.[5]
Genera:[1]
- Anthoclusia Hennig, 1965
- Neurochaeta McAlpine, 1978
- Neurocytta McAlpine, 1988
- Neurotexis McAlpine, 1988
- Nothoasteia Malloch, 1936
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Neurochaetidae" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/5572.
- ↑ McAlpine, David K. (2011). "The clawless upside-down fly, Nothoasteia clausa (Diptera: Neurochaetidae): notes on distribution, behaviour, and comparative morphology". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 154 (2): 159–165. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000312. ISSN 0040-7496. https://brill.com/view/journals/tve/154/2/article-p159_2.xml.
- ↑ McAlpine, David K. (1987). "Upside-Down Flies" (in en). Australian Zoologist 23 (4): 53–55. doi:10.7882/AZ.1987.002. ISSN 0067-2238. http://publications.rzsnsw.org.au/doi/10.7882/AZ.1987.002.
- ↑ McAlpine, David K. (1988). "Studies on upside-down flies (Diptera: Neurochaetidae) Part 1. Systematics and phylogeny". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 110: 31–58. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.16380158. https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.16380158.
- ↑ McAlpine, David K. (1978). "Description and biology of a new genus of flies related to Anthoclusia and representing a new family (Diptera, Schizophora, Neurochaetidae).". Annals of the Natal Museum 23 (2): 273–295. doi:10.5281/zenodo.10723540. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10723540.
Wikidata ☰ Q3875034 entry
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