We reconstructed phylogenetic relationships within the diverse parasitoid fly family
Tachinidae using four nuclear loci (7800 bp) and including an exceptionally large sample of …

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 …

The Calyptratae, one of the most species‐rich fly clades, only originated and diversified after
the Cretaceous–Palaeogene extinction event and yet exhibit high species diversity and a …

An updated and extensively revised checklist of the arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican
Republic and Haiti) is presented 11 years after the publication of the original in 2008. It …

Insect parasites and parasitoids are a major component of terrestrial food webs. For
parasitoids, categorization is whether feeding activity is located inside or outside its host, if …

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 …

Bot flies (Oestridae) are obligate endoparasites of mammals, and their extraordinary
diversification is of great importance in understanding the evolution of parasitism. However …

The Sarcophagidae (flesh flies) comprise a large and widely distributed radiation within the
Calyptratae (Diptera). Larval feeding habits are ecologically diverse and include …

Abstract The Canadian Diptera fauna is updated. Numbers of species currently known from
Canada, total Barcode Index Numbers (BINs), and estimated numbers of undescribed or …

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) …