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Genus of flies
The Apioceridae , or flower-loving flies , are a small (about 150 species) family of
flies , all in the single genus Apiocera . They occur mostly in dry, sandy habitats in the deserts of
North America ,
South America , and
Australia . Other genera formerly placed in Apioceridae are now in
Mydidae .
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Diversity and biogeography
The roughly 150 species of Apiocera are divided into four subgenera, each restricted to a different continent.
Apiocera is found in
Australia ,
Ripidosyrma in southern
Africa ,
Pyrocera in
North America , and
Anypenus in
South America .
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Biology
Apiocera species are found in sandy, arid and semiarid habitats. Despite the common name, most Apiocera species never visit flowers, but rather are found running on the ground near sparse vegetation, or feeding on
honeydew beneath
aphid -infested plants. They are often seen drinking from damp sand with their sponge-like
mouthparts . The
larvae of
Apiocera maritima are found in sand near the high-water mark of coastal beaches.
Species
This section contains a list of 138 species:
A. acuticauda Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. acutipalpis
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. afacialis
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. alastor (
Walker , 1849)
[4]
A. albanyana
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. aldrichi Painter, 1936
A. aliena
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. alleni Cazier, 1941
A. ammophila Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. angusta
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. antennata
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. arena Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. arnaudi Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. asilica
Westwood , 1835
A. asiloides
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. augur
Osten Sacken , 1886
A. aurelia Artigas, 1970
A. auripilosa Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. australis
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. badipeniculata Yeates, 1994
A. barri Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. basivillosa
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. beameri Painter, 1936
A. bibula Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. bigelowi Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. bigotii (
Macquart , 1847)
A. bilineata Painter, 1932
A. braunsi
Melander , 1907
A. brevicornis (
Wiedemann , 1830)
A. caboae Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. calida Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. caloris Painter, 1936
A. campbelli
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. canuta Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. cerata
Paramonov , 1961
A. chiltonae Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. chrysolasia Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. clavator Painter, 1936
A. commoni
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. constricta Cazier, 1985
A. contrasta
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. convergens Painter, 1936
A. davidsonorum Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. deforma Norris, 1936
A. deserticola
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. draperae Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. elegans
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. englishae
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. excepta
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. exta Cazier, 1941
A. fallax Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. fasciata
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. femoralis Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. ferruginea
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. fisheri Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. flabellata
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. foleyi Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. franckei Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. fullerae
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. goerlingi
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. hamata Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. hardyi
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. haruspex
Osten Sacken , 1877
A. helenae
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. hispida Cazier, 1941
A. horticolis Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. immedia
Hardy , 1940
A. imminuta
Hardy , 1940
A. infinita Cazier, 1941
A. interrupta Painter, 1936
A. intonsa Cazier, 1941
A. latifrons
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. latipennis
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. lavignei Cazier, 1985
A. linsleyi Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. longicauda
Paramonov , 1961
A. longitudinalis
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. lugubris
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. mackerrasi
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. macswaini Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. maritima
Hardy , 1933
A. maxima
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. melanura Cazier, 1941
A. mexicana Cazier, 1954
A. minckleyi Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. minor Norris, 1936
A. moderata
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. moerens
Westwood , 1841
A. monticola Artigas, 1970
A. mortensoni Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. mulegeae Cazier, 1985
A. newmani Norris, 1936
A. nicholsoni
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. norrisi
Hardy , 1940
A. norrisiana
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. notata Painter, 1936
A. oblonga
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. obscura (
Philippi , 1865)
A. ogradyi Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. omniflava
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. ordana
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. orientalis
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. ornata
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. painteri Cazier, 1963
A. pallida Norris, 1936
A. parahydra Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. parkeri Cazier, 1941
A. pearcei Cazier, 1941
A. philippii Brethes, 1924
A. pica Norris, 1936
A. picoides
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. pilosoris
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. powelli Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. pruinosa Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. pulcherrima
Paramonov , 1961
A. pulchra
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. reginae
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. rockefelleri Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. rubrifasciata Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. septentrionalis
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. similis
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. sonorae Cazier, 1954
A. spectabilis Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. striativentris
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. swani
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. sylvestris Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. tonnoiri Norris, 1936
A. trimaculata Painter, 1936
A. tropica
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. unicolor
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. varia Cazier, 1985
A. vespera
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. victoriae
Paramonov , 1953
[3]
A. volucra Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. voragocolis Cazier, 1982
[2]
A. vulpes Hermann, 1909
A. warneri Cazier, 1985
A. wilcoxi Cazier, 1982
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References
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