About: Bengalia

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Bengalia is a genus of blow flies in the family Calliphoridae with one authority considering the genus to belong to a separate family Bengaliidae. These bristly and, unlike the greens and blues of most calliphorids, dull coloured flies, are especially noted for their relationship to ants. Little is known of their biology and life-cycle, although adults of many species are kleptoparasitic on ants and will snatch food and pupae being carried by ants or feed on winged termites.The apt name “Highwayman Fly” was given by an early observer of their way of robbing ants.Very little is known about their breeding habits. The genus is found in the Afrotropical and oriental region with one species from Australia possibly a recent introduction.

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  • Bengalia is a genus of blow flies in the family Calliphoridae with one authority considering the genus to belong to a separate family Bengaliidae. These bristly and, unlike the greens and blues of most calliphorids, dull coloured flies, are especially noted for their relationship to ants. Little is known of their biology and life-cycle, although adults of many species are kleptoparasitic on ants and will snatch food and pupae being carried by ants or feed on winged termites.The apt name “Highwayman Fly” was given by an early observer of their way of robbing ants.Very little is known about their breeding habits. The genus is found in the Afrotropical and oriental region with one species from Australia possibly a recent introduction. (en)
  • Bengalia est, d'après la classification communément admise, un genre de diptères appartenant à la famille des Calliphoridae. (fr)
  • Bengalia är ett släkte av tvåvingar. Bengalia ingår i familjen spyflugor. (sv)
  • Bengalia (лат.) — род мух семейства Calliphoridae, которые являются клептопаразитами муравьёв и термитов. Известно около 40 видов. Некоторыми авторами рассматриваются в качестве отдельного семейства Bengaliidae. (ru)
  • 孟蝇属(学名:Bengalia)为丽蝇科的一个属。 (zh)
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  • Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (en)
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  • >65 species, see text (en)
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  • Species (en)
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  • *Ochromyia (Macquart, 1835) *Anisomyia (Walker, 1859) *Homodexia (Bigot, 1885) *Parabengalia (Roubaud, 1913) *Pollenoides (Matsumura, 1916) *Eubengalia (Townsend, 1926) *Afridigalia (Lehrer, 2005) *Ashokiana (Lehrer, 2005) *Bezzigalia (Lehrer, 2005) *Gangelomyia (Lehrer, 2005) *Kenypyga (Lehrer, 2005) *Laoziana (Lehrer, 2005) *Maraviola (Lehrer, 2005) *Ochromyia (Lehrer, 2005 ) *Shakaniella (Lehrer, 2005) *Temaseka (Lehrer, 2005) *Tsunamia (Lehrer, 2005) *Sindhigalia (Lehrer, 2006) *Anshuniana (Lehrer, 2010 ) *Anshuniana (Lehrer & Wei, 2010) (en)
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  • Bengalia (en)
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  • Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (en)
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  • Bengalia is a genus of blow flies in the family Calliphoridae with one authority considering the genus to belong to a separate family Bengaliidae. These bristly and, unlike the greens and blues of most calliphorids, dull coloured flies, are especially noted for their relationship to ants. Little is known of their biology and life-cycle, although adults of many species are kleptoparasitic on ants and will snatch food and pupae being carried by ants or feed on winged termites.The apt name “Highwayman Fly” was given by an early observer of their way of robbing ants.Very little is known about their breeding habits. The genus is found in the Afrotropical and oriental region with one species from Australia possibly a recent introduction. (en)
  • Bengalia est, d'après la classification communément admise, un genre de diptères appartenant à la famille des Calliphoridae. (fr)
  • Bengalia är ett släkte av tvåvingar. Bengalia ingår i familjen spyflugor. (sv)
  • Bengalia (лат.) — род мух семейства Calliphoridae, которые являются клептопаразитами муравьёв и термитов. Известно около 40 видов. Некоторыми авторами рассматриваются в качестве отдельного семейства Bengaliidae. (ru)
  • 孟蝇属(学名:Bengalia)为丽蝇科的一个属。 (zh)
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  • Bengalia (en)
  • Bengalia (fr)
  • Bengalia (ru)
  • Bengalia (sv)
  • 孟蝇属 (zh)
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