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 …

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 …

The Diptera genus-group names of Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart are reviewed and
annotated. A total of 399 available genus-group names in 69 families of Diptera are listed …

The order Diptera is remarkably diverse, not only in species but in morphological variation in
every life stage, making them excellent candidates for phylogenetic analysis. Such analysis …

As elsewhere in the world, bumble bees play a vital role as pollinators in Uruguay, but
knowledge on their health status is still limited. Between September 2012 and May 2013 …

Alterations of host behaviour in response to parasitism are widely documented. Modified
host behaviour is considered an adaptive manipulation when it is induced by and provides a …

Both the identity and prevalence of parasitoid dipterans associated with bumble bees
(Bombus spp.) in southern South America are little known. Between 2009 and 2017, a total …

Abstract Background The Conopidae are an interesting family of small-to large-sized
endoparasitic flies, commonly known as thick-headed flies. These flies have been proposed …

Myopa metallica Camras, 1992 es una mosca parásita, endémica de Chile, cuya
distribución era desconocida. En este estudio se reportan cuatro nuevas localidades entre …

This work presents a review of natural enemy species associated with Centris analis and
summarizes the available information on life history, behavior, diversity, and specialization …