This article presents new data on the fauna of brachyceran flies (Diptera, Brachycera) collected in 2019–2020 in specially protected natural areas of South-Eastern Crimea: in the Karadag Nature Reserve and “Tepe-Oba Mountain Range” regional conservation ...
Konstantin I. Shorenko +1 more
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Hall J.C. & Evenhuis N.L.: Homeodactyla and Asilomorpha. In Griffiths G.C.D. (ed.): Flies of the Nearctic Region. Vol. V, Part 13, No. 7, Bombyliidae. pp. 657-713. E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, 2004, 60 pp., 46 Figs.
M. CHVÁLA
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Time management and nectar flow: flower handling and suction feeding in long-proboscid flies (Nemestrinidae: Prosoeca) [PDF]
A well-developed suction pump in the head represents an important adaptation for nectar-feeding insects, such as Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera and Diptera.
Brian D. Metscher +5 more
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Cascading ecological effects from local extirpation of an ecosystem engineer in the Arava desert [PDF]
The extinction of a single species from a local community may carry little cost in terms of species diversity, yet its loss eliminates its biotic and abiotic interactions.
Bernheim, M +5 more
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Long-proboscid brachyceran flies in Cretaceous amber (Diptera: Stratiomyomorpha: Zhangsolvidae) [PDF]
The monophyletic family Zhangsolvidae comprises stout-bodied brachyceran flies with a long proboscis and occurring only in the Cretaceous, originally known in shale from the Early Cretaceous Laiyang Formation (Fm.) in China (Zhangsolva Nagatomi & Yang ...
Arillo, Antonio +7 more
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Great Diversity of Insect Floral Associates May Partially Explain Ecological Success of Poison Ivy (\u3ci\u3eToxicodendron Radicans\u3c/i\u3e Subsp. \u3ci\u3eNegundo\u3c/i\u3e [Greene] Gillis, Anacardiaceae) [PDF]
Little is known about insect floral associates of poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans, Anacardiaceae), despite the species’ ubiquity and importance in nature and society.
Senchina, David S, Summerville, Keith S
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Natural History of Curtis Island, Bass Strait - 3. Entomology [PDF]
The insects collected on Curtis Island during a survey in February 1971 are enumerated and discussed. Representatives of 16 orders are identified to family.
New, TR
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New records of bee flies (Diptera, Bombyliidae) from Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico
Forty one new records of species of Bombyliidae are reported for Coahuila in northeastern Mexico. Nine of these species are reported for the first time for the country. The specimens were collected in the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin and Sierra La Madera
Omar Ávalos-Hernández +4 more
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New records of pollinating flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae, Mythicomythiidae, Syrphidae, and Conopidae) from Slovakia [PDF]
Eleven species of flies from four families are recorded as new for the fauna of Slovakia: the bee flies (Bombyliidae) Apolysis szappanosi Papp, 2005, Bombylisoma unicolor (Loew, 1855), and Lomatia lachesis Egger, 1859; the micro bee fly (Mythicomyiidae ...
Marek Semelbauer +3 more
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Dipteren-Nachweise aus dem Naturschutzgebiet "Sprohne" und seiner Umgebung [PDF]
Die Arterfassung in den Naturschutzgebieten Sachsen-Anhalts weist einen heterogenen Bearbeitungsstand auf. Gerade für die Untersuchungen zur Biodiversität von Naturräumen ist sie aber unerlässlich.
Jentzsch, Matthias, Steinborn, Eike
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