Rare African spider flies get a long-overdue taxonomic makeover
Deep in the collections of South African and European museums, a handful of strange, hump-backed flies have been waiting decades ...
Tag: Diptera
Three New Shoot Fly Species Revealed in Angola’s Little-Explored Insect Fauna
A new taxonomic study records 13 shoot fly species from Angola, including three species new to science and one new ...
New Assassin Fly Species Emerges from the Namib Desert’s Sand Dunes
A review of assassin flies in the southern Namib Desert has revealed a new species, Acnephalomyia metallicoindica, and refined the ...
Lost wartime fly collection resurfaces in Warsaw, reviving century-old species names
An illustrated catalogue documents 76 Richardiidae fly specimens, including 15 primary type specimens described by Günther Enderlein, that survived the ...
Tiny Wasps Emerge as Natural Allies Against Avocado Fruit Gall Midge in Mexico
The discovery that a single gall midge species, Bruggmanniella perseae, accounts for the fruit deformation observed in Nayarit carries practical ...
Fly collected 200 years ago by Austrian explorer turns out to be a brand-new species
Specimens gathered by Johann Natterer in Brazil two centuries ago have revealed a new species of tachinid fly, Prophorostoma nattereri, ...
Streetlights Rewire Pollination Networks Day and Night in Alpine Meadows
A field experiment on the Tibetan Plateau shows that artificial light at night collapses moth visitation, boosts flies, and restructures ...
Mountain Pastures Hide a Surprising Diversity of Cattle-Pesting Flies, New Survey Reveals
A survey of mountain cattle pastures in northeastern Spain documented more than 6,300 fly specimens from at least 53 species ...
Genetic and Morphological Analysis Suggests European Aedes koreicus Populations May Not Originate Solely from Korea
A new study in Parasites & Vectors analyzes genetic and morphological data from South Korean Aedes koreicus populations. The findings ...
Tiny Fly Found on Human Corpse for First Time Could Transform Forensic Timelines
Scientists report the first record of the fly Fannia lineata on a human cadaver and describe its puparium to improve ...
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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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