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Bittacidae is a family of scorpionflies commonly called hangingflies or hanging scorpionflies.
The genus Bittacus, comprising approximately 75% of all species within the family, occurs worldwide. Other genera are mostly confined to South America or Australia. Members of this family may be confused with crane flies, in the order Diptera, but can be distinguished by their two pairs of wings and lack of halteres.
They are distinguished in the fact that during mating the male captures a prey insect and offers it to the female as a nuptial gift. The larger the prey item is, the more receptive the female will be to mating.[1]
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1139/e04-073. S2CID 55513480. Wang, C.; Shih, C.; Ren, D (2014). "A new fossil hangingfly (Mecoptera: Cimbrophlebiidae) from the Early Cretaceous of China". Acta...
Bittacus pilicornis, the hairy-horned scorpionfly, is a species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae. It is found in North America. The hairy-horned...
Bittacus texanus is a species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae. It is found in North America. "Bittacus texanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information...
Bittacus chlorostigma is a species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae. It is found in North America. "Bittacus chlorostigma Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
Bittacus punctiger is a species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae. It is found in North America. "Bittacus punctiger Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
most interesting find about this association was that the wings of the hangingfly and the ginkgo-like leaves are strikingly similar so much so that they...
Hylobittacus apicalis is a species of hangingfly in the order Mecoptera, and the only species within the genus Hylobittacus. H. apicalis is a holometabolous...
Harpobittacus septentrionis is a species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae found on the north-east coast of Australia. Harpobittacus septentrionis...
Chen; Zhao, Yunyun; Ren, Dong (2012-12-11). "Jurassic mimicry between a hangingfly and a ginkgo from China". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
Harpobittacus is a genus of hangingfly of the family Bittacidae found in Australia. Species of Harpobittacus are found in moist environments as larvae...
endopterygote insects within the Antliophora that contains the scorpionflies and hangingflies. It was described by R. Willmann in 1987. Willmann, R. (1987). "The phylogenetic...
Bittacus strigosus, the striped scorpionfly, is a species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae, living in North America. "Bittacus strigosus Report"...
Bittacus occidentis is a species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae. It is found in North America. "Bittacus occidentis Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
Bittacus stigmaterus is a species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae. It is found in North America. "Bittacus stigmaterus Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
Harpobittacus australis is an Australian species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae found in the southern states of New South Wales, Victoria, South...
of the beast, which he nicknamed "Humphrass", was based on a wingless hangingfly. In order to create the creature's skeletal form, Robinson added aluminum...
Mongolbittacus is an extinct genus of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae and containing a single species Mongolbittacus daohugoensis. The species is known...
Jurahylobittacus is an extinct genus of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae and containing a single species Jurahylobittacus astictus. The species is known...
Formosibittacus is an extinct genus of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae and containing a single species Formosibittacus macularis. The species is known...
Bittacus kimminsi is a species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae. It is found in the highlands of South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and Eastern...
Apterobittacus is a genus of hangingflies in the family Bittacidae. There is one described species in Apterobittacus, A. apterus. "Apterobittacus Report"...
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