Summer is the season for flies, which belong to an insect group that scientists call Diptera. Many fly species are more ...
The Diptera collection is one of the world’s leading research collections, with more than 2.5 million specimens, including important type material. The collection dates back to the 18th century and ...
A fly buzzes past your head and lands nearby; you snatch a flyswatter or roll up a magazine and approach cautiously — and you strike! But no matter how quick you are, the fly is almost always faster, ...
Present studies on biology of melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) revealed that the freshly laid eggs were glistening white, slightly curved, tapering at one end while rounded at the ...
A world review of predatory hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae:Syrphinae) and their prey = Revisión mundial de los Sírfios depredadores (Diptera, Syrphidae:Syrphinae) y sus presas / Rojo, S. ... [et al.
The adult male, adult female, pupa, and larva of Hudsonimyia parrishi n. sp. are described. Characters are given to distinguish H. parrishi from the other member of the genus, H. karelena Roback. The ...
Browse the oldest and most important entomology collection in the world with over 30 million insects. Gathered over 300 years, these specimens are key to telling the history of collecting, the science ...