Hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae) diversity in Tapada da Ajuda, Lisbon - a preliminary study [PDF]
, 2018 Hoverflies are holometabolic insects, whose adults are pollinators feeding on nectar and pollen. Frequently, they are confused with wasps, bees and bumblebees.
Espírito Santo, Gonçalo +2 more
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Hoverflies (Syrphidae: Diptera) in areas contaminated with heavy metals (Cd, Zn, Pb)
Folia Horticulturae, 2021 The aim of the research was to study the diversity of hoverflies (Syrphidae: Diptera) living in areas under the influence of heavy metal emissions (Cd, Zn and Pb). Although the area of the Olkusz Ore-bearing Region (OOR), where the research was partially
A. Mielczarek +2 more
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The Insects of Treeholes of Northern Indiana With Special Reference to \u3ci\u3eMegaselia Scalaris\u3c/i\u3e (Diptera: Phoridae) and \u3ci\u3eSpilomyia Longicornis\u3c/i\u3e (Diptera: Syrphidae) [PDF]
, 2017 The aquatic insect community of treeholes in northern Indiana was surveyed from 1983-1986. Twenty-three species, representing three orders and nine families, were found.
Copeland, Robert S
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European Journal of Entomology, 2001 Adults of Copestylum tamaulipanum and C. lentum were reared from larvae collected from decaying platyclades of the cactus Opuntia in the state of Veracruz (Mexico).
Ma. Angeles MARCOS-GARCÍA +1 more
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Hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of Khaf, South-east Khorasan-e Razavi Province, Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2016 The purpose: A survey was conducted to identify the hover flies in South-east Khorasan-e Razavi Province, Iran during 2011-2012. Basic methodology: These species were collected by sweeping net on flowers as pollinators.
Elahe Shojaei Hesari +2 more
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Assemblages of flower-visiting insects in clear-cuts are rich and dynamic
European Journal of Entomology, 2021 Clear-cuts in production forests provide an open, sunny environment, with an abundance of nectar, as well as exposed soil and woody debris. This makes them a potential habitat for several groups of insects that typically use open habitats like grassland,
Per MILBERG +2 more
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Revision of the Merodon serrulatus group (Diptera, Syrphidae)
ZooKeys, 2020 The phytophagous hoverfly genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Syrphidae), which comprises more than 160 species distributed in Palaearctic and Afrotropical regions, can be differentiated into multiple groups of species that harbor high levels of hidden ...
A. Vujić +11 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2017 The myrmecophilous immature stages of hover flies of the genus Microdon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Syrphidae) are still poorly known and only about 15 species were previously incompletely described and/or illustrated using light microscopy based on ...
Giulia SCARPARO +3 more
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Ecology and Host Associations of \u3ci\u3eHistiogaster Arborsignis\u3c/i\u3e (Acari: Acaridae) in the Great Lakes Region, Particularly in the Huron Mountains of Northern Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 Histiogaster arborsignis is recorded from subcortical habitats and fungal fruiting bodies in the Huron Mountains of northern Michigan. Deutonymphs were collected from 15 species of Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Diptera. Additional host and locality records
OConnor, Barry M
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Syrphid aphidophagous predators in a food-web context
European Journal of Entomology, 2005 The main influences on the specificity of hoverfly larvae (Diptera: Syrphidae) to particular aphids are outlined. There are four main ones: aphid species, host plant, parasitoid impact and the presence of ants.
Francis GILBERT
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