Lispocephala Explained

Lispocephala is a very large genus of true flies of the family Muscidae.^{[1] [2]}

Description

frons are broad in both sexes. There are two orbital setae and two frontal setae on each fronta-orbital plate.^[2]

Biology

The biology of the genus is, at present unknown, only a pupa of one species (L. alma) has been described.^[2] Some Lispocephala are known to be specialized predators on Drosophilidae in the Hawaiian Islands.^[3]

Species

• L. alma (Meigen, 1826)
• L. bistriata (Stein, 1908)
• L. brachialis (Rondani, 1877)
• L. erythrocera (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
• L. falculata Collin, 1963
• L. fuscitibia Ringdahl, 1944
• L. mikii (Strobl, 1893)
• L. pallipalpis (Zetterstedt, 1845)
• L. rubricornis (Zetterstedt, 1849)
• L. spuria (Zetterstedt, 1838)
• L. ungulata (Rondani, 1866)
• L. verna (Fabricius, 1794)

Notes and References

1. Book: D'Assis Fonseca, E.C.M.. 1968 . Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae . 118pp. Royal Entomological Society of London. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10. London..
2. Book: Gregor, F. . Rozkosny, R. . Bartak, M. . Vanhara, J. . 2002 . The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. 280pp. Masaryk University. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis. 107. Masaryk..
3. Spieth. Herman T.. Behavioral Characteristics of Hawaiian Drosophila.