Lispe

For the snout moth genus, see Myelois.

Not to be confused with Lisp.

Lispe is a genus of true flies belonging to the family Muscidae.^[2]

Lispe
Male Lispe tentaculata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Muscidae
Tribe:	Limnophorini
Genus:	Lispe Latreille, 1796
Type species
Musca tentaculata De Geer, 1776[1]
Diversity
at least 170 species

Lispe pygmaea

The adults are predators of small insects. Larvae are also predators, and live in damp sand and mud.^[3][4]

See also

• List of Lispe species

References

1. Coquillett, D.W. (September 1901). "Types of anthomyid genera". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 9 (3). New York: The New York Entomological Society: 134–146.
2. D'Assis Fonseca, E.C.M. (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 10. London.: Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 118.
3. Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J. (2002). The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis. Vol. 107. Masaryk.: Masaryk University. p. 280.
4. Kahanpää, Jere (2007). "Draft Catalogue of Finnish Flies (Diptera: Brachycera)". Archived from the original on 2007-05-03. Retrieved 2008-04-22.