Homalocephala
Zetterstedt, 1838
picture-winged flies
Homalocephala is a of picture-winged flies in the Ulidiidae, established by Zetterstedt in 1838. The genus contains at least seven described distributed across the Holarctic region. Species are characterized by distinctive wing patterns and have been documented exhibiting courtship . Some species have expanding distributions, with recent records from previously unreported regions.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Homalocephala: /hɔˌmælɵˈsɛfələ/
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Distribution
Holarctic distribution with records from Europe (including Czech Republic, Bohemia), North America, and other regions. Specific range varies by ; Homalocephala biumbrata recently recorded from Bohemia (Czech Republic) at the Na Plachtě reserve near Hradec Králové.
Behavior
courtship has been observed and photographed in Homalocephala biumbrata.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Effect of preconditioning treatments and seed storage time on Homalocephala parryi (Cactaceae) germination in greenhouse conditions Efecto de tratamientos de preacondicionamiento y tiempo de almacenamiento de semillas sobre la germinación de Homalocephala parryi (Cactaceae) en condiciones de invernadero
- First record of Homalocephala biumbrata (Wahlberg, 1839) from Bohemia (Czech Republic), with notes on adult behaviour (Diptera: Ulidiidae)