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Hylobittacus apicalis
''Hylobittacus apicalis'' is a species of hangingfly in the order Mecoptera, and the only species within the genus ''Hylobittacus''.〔Byers, G. W. and Thornhill, R. 1983. Biology of The Mecoptera. Annual Review of Entomology 28: 203-228.〕
==Description==
''H. apicalis'' is a holometabolous insect with two pairs of wings.〔Penny, N. D. 1975. Evolution of the Extant Mecoptera. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 48: 331-350.〕 Adults are medium sized and reach a body length of around 1.9 cm.〔Thornhill, R. 1984. Alternative Female Choice Tactics in the Scorpionfly ''Hylobittacus apicalis'' (Mecoptera) and Their Implications. American Zoologist 24: 367-383.〕 Antenna, when compared proportionally to body size, are short.〔 ''H. apicalis'' is widely distributed throughout the lower United States and are the most common hangingfly in Illinois.〔Maddox, J. V. and Webb, D. W. 1983. A New Species of ''Nosema'' from ''Hylobittacus apicalis'' (Insecta: Mecoptera: Bittacidae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 42: 207-220.〕 An isolated population also lives within Mexico.〔 Adults live around small herbaceous plants and are active diurnally which makes this an easy species for study.〔 Adults can be found between late April and early August.〔 Males and females of this species can be distinguished by sexual dimorphism obvious in the structure of the abdominal segments.〔 ''H. apicalis'' is capable of flight although it is slow and only short flights are completed, usually less than 4 feet.〔Thornhill, R. 1980. Mate Choice in ''Hylobittacus apicalis'' (Insecta: Mecoptera) and Its Relation to Some Models of Female Choice. Evolution 34: 519-538.〕〔Thornhill, R. 1977. The Comparative Predatory and Sexual Behavior of Hangingflies (Mecoptera: Bittacidae). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology 677: 1-43.〕 When not in flight the adults hang from the foliage by their front legs and it is from this behaviour that the family Bittacidae get their common name of Hangingflies.〔〔 Wings remain extended when they are hanging at rest.〔Setty, L. R. 1940. Biology and Morphology of Some North American Bittacidae (Order Mecoptera). American Midland Naturalist 23: 257-353.〕 Due to the specialization of the tarsi for hanging from foliage it is difficult or impossible for adults to walk; the tarsi do not support the body weight.〔 Populations can reach large sizes of several thousand.〔 They can coexist with other populations of Mecoptera in the same area.〔
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