The insect order Diptera (the true flies) is one of the most species-rich, anatomically varied,
and ecologically innovative groups of organisms, making up 10–15% of known animal …

Forty-six characters, mostly of the thoracic pleuron, are proposed for the reconstruction of the
phylogenetic relationships among the major groups of the family Phoridae. Analysis of these …

Posture and walking require support of the body weight, which is thought to be detected by
sensory receptors in the legs. Specificity in sensory encoding occurs through the numerical …

We studied the common kinematic features of the coxa and trochanter in cursorial and
raptorial legs, which are the short size of the podomers, predominantly monoaxial joints, and …

The imaginal discs of Drosophila are the larval primordia for the adult cuticular structures of
the adult fly. Fate maps of different discs have been generated that show the localization of …

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Megamerina dolium (the
Bearded Fool; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Megamerinidae). The genome sequence is …

In this first of three articles we show the construction of the articular part of the elytron, the
root. The root bears a conspicuous field of campaniform sensilla. This field was studied …

Parasitism is one of the most successful modes of life displayed by living organisms. The
transition to a parasitic lifestyle brought many advantages to parasites, namely a stable …

The studies in this dissertation focus upon the neural mechanisms underlying behaviors in
insects and rodents. The first study examines correlations of structure and function in …

The Diptera are an ancient group; hence, an understanding of evolution and development of
their nervous system will open windows into 250 My of evolutionary history (Labandeira …