Inside Brazil’s Century-Old Blackfly Collection: 585 Type Specimens Catalogued
Deep inside the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (Fiocruz) in Rio de Janeiro sits what is likely the largest collection of blackflies ...
Tag: Diptera
Massive Fly Family Tree Rewrite: 117 Traits Reorganize Over 200 Chinese Lauxaniid Species
A new morphological phylogenetic analysis of 230 fly species collapses 21 Chinese species groups of the subgenus Homoneura into 12 ...
Four New Parasitic Fly Species Unveiled from China in Major Taxonomic Overhaul
A new taxonomic revision describes four previously unknown species of Drino parasitic flies from China and provides the first modern ...
Tiny Leaf-Miner Flies from China’s Forests Reveal a New Species and Reshape a Genus
Entomologists working in northern China have discovered a new leaf-miner fly species, documented two Chinese firsts, and produced the first ...
Hidden Fly Kingdom: Lesotho’s Alpine Insects Finally Get Their Scientific Spotlight
High above the grasslands of South Africa, the small mountain kingdom of Lesotho has been hiding one of Africa's least-documented ...
New Karyotypes Reveal Chromosomal Evolution in Neotropical Flies
The intricate architecture of chromosomes serves as a foundational map for understanding evolutionary biology, yet significant gaps remain in our ...
New Fly Species Redefine Neotropical Genus Armillipora
Entomologists have expanded the known boundaries of the Neotropical fly genus Armillipora by describing two new species and proposing a ...
Hidden Wings: DNA Barcodes and Morphology Reveal Namibia’s Unknown Chironomid Diversity
The first DNA barcode inventory of Namibia's non-biting midges reveals a new species and several genera never before recorded in ...
Rarest of African Hover Flies Revealed: New Species and First DNA Barcodes for Mysterious Genus Amphoterus
Scientists have revised the rare Afrotropical hover fly genus Amphoterus, describing a new species, the first female of A. braunsi, ...
Afrotropical Atrichops Verrall (Diptera, Athericidae) with description of a new species
A taxonomic revision of Afrotropical water snipe flies formally transfers Atherix adamastor to Atrichops and describes a new South African ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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