Diptera Systematics
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Different types of ecosystem in India attracts 357 species of Syrphidae or hover flies or flower flies belonging to 14 tribes under three subfamilies of the family Syrphidae (Order: Diptera). Among the 14 tribes, Syrphini shares maximum... more
The subgenera Morellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 and Parapyrellia Townsend, 1915 of Morellia (Diptera, Muscidae) are revised. Forty-two species of the subgenus Morellia (out of 50) and seven of the subgenus Parapyrellia (all species) are... more
Philopotinae are hunchbacked spider flies represented by 63 fossil and extant species in 15 genera worldwide. Philopota Wiedemann, 1830, is the most species-rich genus within the subfamily. Here, the evolution of Philopotinae is... more
Diagnosis of the Xyphosiini is redefined; the tribe inludes Icterica Lw., Ictericodes Hering, znAXyphosia R.-D. Merzomyia Korneyev, nom.n., is proposed as a replacement name for Westermannia Lioy. Merzomyia westermanni (Meigen, 1826)... more
Species assigned to Geloemyia Hendel, 1908, Trichempodia Malloch, 1930 syn. n., Parageloemyia Hendel, 1933 syn. n., and Dicranostira Enderlein, 1942 syn. n. are shown to be congeneric. Geloemyia is refi ned to include eight species:... more
Only one species of Rhinophoridae has been recorded to Colombia so far, Bezzimyia busckii Townsend, 1919. However, three other species of the genus Bezzimyia are listed in the present catalogue, for they occur on nearby areas and are... more
Worldwide in distribution, the tribe Muscini comprises 21 accepted genera and about 350 species. In the present study, a cladistic analysis based upon adult morphological characters is carried out in order to discuss the monophyly of the... more
Xenomorellia Malloch, a subgenus of Morellia Robineau-Desvoidy, is revised to include two new species, Morellia (Xenomorellia) inca Nihei and Carvalho sp. nov. from South America, and M. (X.) maia Carvalho and Nihei sp. nov. from Costa... more
New Heleomyzid species to the fauna of Poland were recorded
Jezekiella patera, gen. et sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on a single male from Italy. Based on some character states found in this new genus (e.g. spiniform sensilla on basal fl agellomeres) it is most similar... more
Two new species of Empidinae Schiner, 1862, belonging to the tribe Empidini Collin, 1961, are described. Empis (Xanthempis) fusca n. sp. was collected as part of the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) conducted in the Mercantour... more
Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Pape, T., Beuk, P., Pont, A. C., Shatalkin, A. I., Ozerov, A. L., Woźnica, A. J., ... de Jong, Y. (2015). Fauna Europaea: 3, [e4187]. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.3.e4187 General... more
Scathophagidae (Diptera, Calyptratae) is an uncommon group of flies. In Colombia there was no scientific record of this family until now. In this paper we report for the first time the genus Scatogera and the species S. primogenita... more
The genus Polietina Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911 (Diptera, Muscidae) groups 15 species distributed throughout the Neotropical region. Here, generic and specific diagnoses and a species identification key are provided, with cladistic and... more
Honey bee colonies are subject to numerous pathogens and parasites. Interaction among multiple pathogens and parasites is the proposed cause for Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a syndrome characterized by worker bees abandoning their... more
Species-level identification of male dolichopodid flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) is based on the structure of genitalia and secondary sexual characters. The effect of parasitic nematodes on the diagnostic features was studied in a sample... more
A New Species of the Genus Ramuliseta (Diptera, Ctenostylidae) from Madagascar, with a Key to Species. Korneyev, V. A. — Ramuliseta dolini sp. n. is described; it is similar to R. madagascariensis Hennig, 1961, diff ering by wing pattern;... more