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calyptrate

Calyptratae (synonym)

calyptrates

Calyptratae (synonym)

carrot fly

Vernacular name used for Psila rosae (Psilidae), a pest in gardens and farms, and mainly affecting carrot crops but also attacking parsnips, parsley and celery.
Links: http://en.wikiped...Carrot_fly

catalog

catalogue (synonym)

catalogue

An nomenclatorial index that gives a list of taxa with relevant taxonomic literature. Catalogues are prepared for particular regions (zoogeographic regions, countries), particular collections (museum collections or, more restrictive, type collections), or particular taxa (families, genera). The taxa are arranged in a convenient way (either alphabetically or systematically) and reference to the literature for each taxon is given, if necessary supplemented with reference to material in collections. Catalogues usually are prepared to provide a list of all relevant taxonomic literature and nomenclatorial issues pertaining to a taxon or the taxa in a particular collection. Example: Stone, A., et al., 1965. A Catalog of the Diptera of America Corth of Mexico, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Also compare with checklist

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cell cup

posterior cubital cell (synonym)

cercal plate

The plate formed when cerci are usually fused along the midline. This structure is recognized in a number of groups in the Empidoidea and within the group of Anthomyiidae, Fanniidae and Muscidae.

cf.

Latin, compare (with); for example, in respect of a determination: Anthomyia cf. pluvialis means that whilst the specimen compares well with pluvialis the determiner is not quite sure and suggests implicitely to compare it with a specimen with undisputed identification.

cfr.

cf. (synonym)

chaetotaxy

The study of the number and position of setae header=[setae] body=[seta <img src='../../infusions//terms/images/no_image.gif' style='vertical-align:middle;' />] delay=[0] fade=[on]

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(bristles, chaetae, hairs) on the insects in systematics. The number, shape and placement of many setae is of big importance during identification and often has systematic value as well.
When using setae while identifying specimens, it is recommended always to check both sides (left and right) in case setae are broken or lost altogether on the side examined firsts. Pinned material is prone to breakage but loss also may occur in living flies, especially on legs. The presence of an 'empty' alveolus header=[alveolus] body=[The Glossary contains no matching items. It may have been added using different lettering, so you can click the Term to check this. Otherwise, contact the Administrator to report this error. <img src='../../infusions//terms/images/no_image.gif' style='vertical-align:middle;' />] delay=[0] fade=[on]

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may indicate a broke seta.
Links: http://www.ento.c.../fly.html#

checklist

Usually a list of species belonging to a particular taxon (class, order, family, genus, etc.) that are found in a particlar region (zoogeographic region, country, nature reserve, etc.). The species are listed according to a convenient or systematic classification (for example, alphabetically or cladistically). Checklists provide a quick reference, for example while arranging collections, establishing the distribution of species, etc. Example: Beuk, P.L.Th, 2002. Checklist of the Diptera of the Netherlands. KNNV Uitgeverij, Utrecht. pp. 1-448.
Also compare with catalogue

header=[catalogue] body=[An nomenclatorial index that gives a list of taxa with relevant taxonomic literature. Catalogues are prepared for particular regions (zoogeographic regions, countries), particular collections (museum collections or, more restrictive, type collections), or particular taxa (families, genera). The taxa are arranged in a convenient way (either alphabetically or systematically) and reference to the literature for each taxon is given, if necessary supplemented with reference to material in collections. Catalogues usually are prepared to provide a list of all relevant taxonomic literature and nomenclatorial issues pertaining to a taxon or the taxa in a particular collection. Example: Stone, A., et al., 1965. A Catalog of the Diptera of America Corth of Mexico, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Also compare with checklist.<br />
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cheese skippers

Vernacular name used for the family Piophilidae in general or the species Piophila casei in particluar.
Links: http://en.wikiped...Cheese_fly (site checked by Bernhard Merz, Geneva)

chitin

The colourless polysaccharide that is the major component of the insect cuticle header=[cuticle] body=[The external skeletal structure of the insect body (dissection reveals an internal skeleton). The cuticle is secreted by the epidermis and is composed of chitin and protein. There are several differentiated layers. <img src='../../infusions//terms/images/no_image.gif' style='vertical-align:middle;' />] delay=[0] fade=[on]

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.
Links: http://en.wikiped...iki/Chitin.

circumscriptional name

Taxon name used above family-group level (e.g., order or class) which are not ruled by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and which are defined by the particular set of members included, not the number of species. A little used term not just relating to the early history of taxonomy but very important for theoretical reasons.

Links: The division I.3. from the book by N. Kluge "MODERN SYSTEMATICS OF INSECTS", Nomina Circumscribentia Insectorum - Catalogue of Circumscriptional Names of Arthropod Taxa.

cladogram

Graphic display of the result of a cladistic analysis; a diagram drawn up to show a hypothesis of relationships between different organisms, usually in the form of a branching tree.
Links: http://en.wikiped...Cladistics.

cleptoparasitism

kleptoparasitism (synonym)

cluster flies

Vernacular name for Pollenia sp. (Calliphoridae), and Pollenia rudis in particular.
Links: http://en.wikiped...luster_fly.

collecting methods

The various ways insects are brought from the field (environment) for further study.
Links: http://www.msstat...ethods.htm from Mississippi Entomological Museum (MEM).

commensal

The benefiting organism in a commensalistic header=[commensalistic] body=[Adjective of commensalism. <img src='../../infusions//terms/images/no_image.gif' style='vertical-align:middle;' />] delay=[0] fade=[on]

relationship.

commensalism

From the Latin com mensa, meaning 'sharing a table'. In ecology, commensalism is an interaction between two living organisms, where one organism (the commensal header=[commensal] body=[The benefiting organism in a commensalistic relationship. <img src='../../infusions//terms/images/no_image.gif' style='vertical-align:middle;' />] delay=[0] fade=[on]

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) benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped. As with all ecological interactions, commensalisms vary in strength and duration from intimate, long-lived symbioses to brief, weak interactions through intermediaries. An example in literature: Landau, G.D., & M.J. Gaylor, 1987. Observations on commensal Diptera (Milichiidae and Chloropidae) associated with spiders in Alabama. - Journal of Arachnology 15(2): 270-272.

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