Early stage of evolution of Gonomyia (Diptera: Limoniidae), new significant discoveries in the Cretaceous Iberian and Kachin amber [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Thanks to detailed studies of inclusions in Spanish and Kachin amber, it was also possible to study the morphology of insects belonging to the genus Gonomyia. A new material under investigation made it possible to establish two new nominative for science
Iwona Kania-Kłosok +4 more
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Evolution of wing scales in Diptera documented by fossils [PDF]
Zoological LettersAmong the insects with wings clad in scales, the butterflies are the best known and those showing greatest variety of scale types. In the Diptera, some families or particular genera of two large groups are known to bear scales on wings, i.e., mosquitoes (
Ewa Krzemińska +5 more
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A new species of the genus Rhipidia Meigen, 1818 (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Tajikistan [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2023 A new species Rhipidia (Rhipidia) mesasiatica sp. n. (Diptera: Limoniidae) is described and illustrated based on male and female imagoes from Tajikistan, Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region.
V.I. Devyatkov
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Metabarcoding Reveals the Dietary Patterns of Bats Within a Unique European Habitat, the Pasture-Dominated Landscapes of Ireland. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe investigated the diets of two common insectivorous bat species, Plecotus auritus and Pipistrellus pygmaeus, across the pastureland‐dominated landscape of Ireland. Using metabarcoding and next‐generation sequencing, we analysed 4627 faecal samples collected over three years from twelve maternity roosts during gestation, lactation, and post‐lactation ...
Hurpy G +4 more
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Comparative Mt Genomics of the Tipuloidea (Diptera: Nematocera: Tipulomorpha) and Its Implications for the Phylogeny of the Tipulomorpha. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 A traditionally controversial taxon, the Tipulomorpha has been frequently discussed with respect to both its familial composition and relationships with other Nematocera.
Xiao Zhang +7 more
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Selected Diptera families caught with beer traps in the Republic of Mordovia (Russia)
Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2020 We have studied the fauna of several Diptera families caught with beer traps. In this paper, 36 species from 12 Diptera families are reported: four species of Anisopodidae, one species of Bibionidae, one species of Clusiidae, two species of Dryomyzidae ...
Libor Dvořák +3 more
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Japanese species of Ormosia Rondani (Diptera, Limoniidae): revision of the subgenera Oreophila Lackschewitz and Parormosia Alexander [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 Japanese species of the subgenera Oreophila Lackschewitz and Parormosia Alexander of the genus Ormosia Rondani (Limoniidae) are revised. Two new species Ormosia (Oreophila) komazawai Kato & Kolcsár, sp. nov. and Ormosia (Parormosia) phalara Kato &
Daichi Kato +2 more
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The Crane Flies of Martinique, with the Description of Four New Species (Diptera, Tipuloidea)
Diversity, 2023 The results of a first major inventory of the crane flies (Diptera: Tipuloidea) of the Lesser Antillean island of Martinique are presented here, based almost exclusively on pan trap sampling during 2018.
Jorge Mederos +2 more
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A new species of Elephantomyia crane fly (Diptera, Limoniidae) from Jeju Island, South Korea [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 A new species of crane fly (Diptera, Limoniidae), Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) hallasana Podenas & Podeniene, sp. nov., from Jeju Island, South Korea is described. Adult and larval characters are illustrated. Elephantomyia (E.) hallasana sp. nov.
Sigitas Podenas +5 more
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The Craneflies (Diptera, Tipulidae and Limoniidae) and Winter Gnats (Diptera, Trichoceridae) of Malta [PDF]
, 2015 The literature pertaining to the dipteran families Tipulidae, Limoniidae and Trichoceridae of Malta is reviewed. New material has been studied and as a result, 11 new records are added for the islands. The family Trichoceridae is also recorded for the
Ebejer, Martin J.
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