The Diptera, or true flies (mosquitoes, gnats, and house flies) comprise 12-15% of animal
species, and are the most ecologically diverse order of insects, spanning ecological roles …

Ladybird beetles (family Coccinellidae) are a species-rich, ecologically diverse group of
substantial agricultural significance, yet have been consistently problematic to classify, with …

Though the best known natural enemies of arachnids are Hymenoptera, Diptera also form
an important group of arachnid enemies, attacking 31 spider families in all three suborders …

Neuropterida comprise the holometabolan orders Neuroptera (lacewings, antlions and
relatives), Megaloptera (alderflies, dobsonflies) and Raphidioptera (snakeflies) as a …

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 …

Members of the megadiverse insect order Diptera (flies) have successfully colonized all
continents and nearly all habitats. There are more than 154 000 described fly species …

With well over 700 species, the Tribe Dacini is one of the most species-rich clades within the
dipteran family Tephritidae, the true fruit flies. Nearly all Dacini belong to one of two very …

Molecular phylogenetic studies at all taxonomic levels often infer rapid radiation events
based on short, poorly resolved internodes. While such rapid episodes of diversification are …

Abstract The family Syrphidae (Diptera) is traditionally divided into three subfamilies. The
aim of this study was to address the monophyly of the tribes within the subfamily Syrphinae …

Approximately 5% of the known species-level diversity of Diptera belongs to the Muscoidea
with its approximately 7000 described species. Despite including some of the most …