The Diptera ('true flies' or 'two-winged flies') constitute one of the largest orders of insects, with more than 160,000 species known worldwide and at least as many more still awaiting discovery.

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 ...

“Gnats are a broad and general group of insects within the fly family (Diptera). As with most common names, as opposed to scientific names, depending on who you are talking to or where you ...

Black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) are about 2 to 4 millimeters in size with humped backs and a shiny black, tan, or greenish body. The larval stage develops in the flowing water of rivers and streams ...

There were a lot of Hymenoptera (the order that includes ants, bees, and wasps), Coleoptera (beetles), and Diptera (flies). Though we saw surprisingly few ants per se, one species was identified ...

Lepidoptera preferred funnel and head-shaped flowers; Diptera preferred upward-facing yellow and orange head-shaped inflorescences; bees favored biennial and perennial herbaceous plants with disk, ...

Dr. Snyder conducts research in the area of genetics and molecular evolution. This research focuses in three areas: 1) the molecular basis of sex determination in biting diptera; 2) genetic changes ...

Carreira, J.C.A., Brazil, R.P. and da Silva, A.V.M. (2024) Leishmania in an Ecotourism Area in Rio de Janeiro: Still a ...