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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First mitochondrial genomes of the crane fly tribe Elephantomyiini (Diptera, Tipuloidea, Limoniidae): comparative analysis and phylogenetic implications [PDF]
Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 2023 Limoniidae, the most speciose family in the superfamily Tipuloidea, consists of four subfamilies and more than 11,000 species. However, mitochondrial (mt) genome sequences, which have been widely used for phylogenetic study, are available for only 11 ...
Zehui Kang +4 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 ...
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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 &
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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.
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Hexatoma crane flies (Diptera, Limoniidae) of Korea [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 Hexatoma Latreille, 1809 is a large genus of short-palped crane flies with a worldwide distribution. Accounting for more than 60 percent of global species, 362 extant species occur in Asia. Prior to our study, Hexatoma crane flies on the Korean Peninsula
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