Species in Lonchoptera are tiny to small, at 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in), slender, and yellow to brownish-black bristly.
The
larvae are
dorsally flattened, with two pairs of head bristles, and feed on rotting vegetable matter,[2] including in one case
brussels sprouts.[3]
This genus can be distinguished from other spear-winged flies by several traits:[4]
^
abcdefghAndersson, H. (1971). "Eight new species of Lonchoptera from Burma (Dipt., Lonchopteridae)". Entomologisk Tidskrift. 92 (3–4): 213–231.
^Joseph, A.N.T.; Parui, P. (1976). "A New Species of Lonchoptera Meigen (Diptera: Lonchopteridae) from India". Oriental Insects (Print). 10 (2). Calcutta: Zoological Survey of India: 291–293.
doi:
10.1080/00305316.1976.10434910.
^
abcdefghijklmnopqrAndersson, H. (1991). Soós, Á.; Papp, L. (eds.). Lonchopteridae in Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera. Vol. 7. Budapest, Hungary: Hungarian Natural History Museum. pp. 139–142.
^Smith, K.G.V. (1974). "A striking new species of Lonchoptera (Diptera, Lonchopteridae) from Mount Kinabalu, Borneo". Journal of Natural History (Print). 8 (2): 235–237.
Bibcode:
1974JNatH...8..235S.
doi:
10.1080/00222937400770211.
^Collin, J. E. (1938). "The British species of Lonchoptera (Diptera)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine (Print). Vol. 74. pp. 60–65.
^
abWhittington, Andrew. E. (1991). Two new Afrotropical species of Lonchoptera Meigen (Diptera: Lonchopteridae) (Print). Vol. 32. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. pp. 205–214.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)
^Zwick, P. (2004). "Lonchoptera vaillanti sp. nov., a new fly from Switzerland (Diptera: Lonchopteridae)". Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Gessellschaft. 77: 133–136.
Species in Lonchoptera are tiny to small, at 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in), slender, and yellow to brownish-black bristly.
The
larvae are
dorsally flattened, with two pairs of head bristles, and feed on rotting vegetable matter,[2] including in one case
brussels sprouts.[3]
This genus can be distinguished from other spear-winged flies by several traits:[4]
^
abcdefghAndersson, H. (1971). "Eight new species of Lonchoptera from Burma (Dipt., Lonchopteridae)". Entomologisk Tidskrift. 92 (3–4): 213–231.
^Joseph, A.N.T.; Parui, P. (1976). "A New Species of Lonchoptera Meigen (Diptera: Lonchopteridae) from India". Oriental Insects (Print). 10 (2). Calcutta: Zoological Survey of India: 291–293.
doi:
10.1080/00305316.1976.10434910.
^
abcdefghijklmnopqrAndersson, H. (1991). Soós, Á.; Papp, L. (eds.). Lonchopteridae in Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera. Vol. 7. Budapest, Hungary: Hungarian Natural History Museum. pp. 139–142.
^Smith, K.G.V. (1974). "A striking new species of Lonchoptera (Diptera, Lonchopteridae) from Mount Kinabalu, Borneo". Journal of Natural History (Print). 8 (2): 235–237.
Bibcode:
1974JNatH...8..235S.
doi:
10.1080/00222937400770211.
^Collin, J. E. (1938). "The British species of Lonchoptera (Diptera)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine (Print). Vol. 74. pp. 60–65.
^
abWhittington, Andrew. E. (1991). Two new Afrotropical species of Lonchoptera Meigen (Diptera: Lonchopteridae) (Print). Vol. 32. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. pp. 205–214.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)
^Zwick, P. (2004). "Lonchoptera vaillanti sp. nov., a new fly from Switzerland (Diptera: Lonchopteridae)". Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Gessellschaft. 77: 133–136.