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Lonchoptera
Sign in to saveLonchoptera is a genus of spear-winged flies (Lonchopteridae). Their common name refers to their subacute (pointed) wings, which have a distinct and sexually dimorphic venation.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Lonchoptera is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to Shōnen Matsumura, Animalia and insect.
It is catalogued under topics including Incomplete lists from December 2009, Lonchopteridae and Platypezoidea genera.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 234
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Lonchopteridae
- Collections
- CHAS, UAM, KU, MCGILL UNIVERSITY
- Recorded in
- United States, Belgium, Poland, Austria, France
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lonchopteridae
- Image
- Lonchoptera.lutea.-.lindsey.jpg
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- diel cycle
- diurnality
- taxon name
- Lonchoptera
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Lonchoptera
- Commons category
- Lonchoptera
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Description
- Species
- References
Lonchoptera is a genus of spear-winged flies (Lonchopteridae). Their common name refers to their subacute (pointed) wings, which have a distinct and sexually dimorphic venation.
==Description== Species in Lonchoptera are tiny to small, at , slender, and yellow to brownish-black bristly.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lonchoptera” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.