Background Blowflies are ubiquitous insects, often shiny and metallic, and the larvae of
many species provide important ecosystem services (eg, recycling carrion) and are used in …

Multi-kingdom community complexity and the chemically mediated dynamics between
bacteria and insects have recently received increased attention in carrion research …

The diverse superfamily Oestroidea with more than 15 000 known species includes among
others blow flies, flesh flies, bot flies and the diverse tachinid flies. Oestroidea exhibit …

Roraima is a Brazilian state located in the northern portion of the Amazon basin, with few
studies regarding its biodiversity. The Ecological Station of Maracá (Brazil, state of Roraima) …

Tachinidae is the second most speciesrich family of Diptera. It comprises four subfamilies,
and all of its members have parasitoid habits. We present the first phylogenomic analysis of …

Phylogenetic relationships within the oestroid subclades Rhinophorinae (Calliphoridae) and
Polleniidae were reconstructed for the first time, applying a Sanger sequencing approach …

Cluster flies of the genus Pollenia are known as mass invaders of human dwellings, but are
important plant pollinators in the temperate climatic zone. Despite being the most species …

A key to the world genera and a checklist of the world species for the family Polleniidae,
including distributions, are provided. The following taxonomic and nomenclatural changes …

Insects are efficient converters of different types of low-quality organic matter into biomass
rich in good quality protein. Flies are particularly well suited for the biodegradation of …

This catalog lists all 1226 nominal species introduced by Rondani within Diptera (1174
available and 52 unavailable), providing for each available name data on the type locality …