Xerophilous
Guides
Aphidina
Aphidina is a subtribe of aphids within the family Aphididae, established by Latreille in 1802. It encompasses numerous genera including economically significant and xerophilous species. Members exhibit diverse life cycles, with some species amenable to genetic control methods due to their holocyclic heterogenetic reproduction. The subtribe includes species with specialized host associations, particularly on Asteraceae, Chenopodiaceae, and Amaranthaceae.
Therevidae
Stiletto flies
Therevidae, commonly known as stiletto flies, is a family of brachyceran flies in the superfamily Asiloidea containing approximately 1,600 described species worldwide. The family is most diverse in arid and semiarid regions with sandy soils. Adults are small to medium-sized (2.4–18 mm) with hairy bodies and are often brightly colored, with many species exhibiting wasp or ant mimicry. Larvae are apodous, eucephalic, and predatory, living in soil and other substrates where they hunt insect larvae.