It has recently been reported that the synaptic acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in mosquitoes is encoded by the ace-1 gene, distinct and divergent from the ace-2 gene, which performs this function in Drosophila. This is an unprecedented situation within the Diptera order because both ace genes derive from an old duplication and are present in most insects and arthropods. Nevertheless, Drosophila po...

Diptera that breed in undisturbed cattle droppings in pastures present great diversity and abundance, and several species are of veterinary importance and may cause economic losses. To survey the diversity, abundance and seasonality of Diptera associated to this microhabitat, 83 samples of 10 dung pats each were taken from April 1992 to April 1994 in the vicinity of São Carlos, State of São Pau...

myiasis is the invasion of body tissues of humans or animals by the larvae of the diptera or two-winged flies. the vari­ous forms of myiasis may be classified from clinical or entomological point. this study describes the existence of chry­somya bezziana (diptera: calliphoridae) cases as a causative agent of myiasis in 18 and 87 year-old men in two differ­ent regions in fars province. to our kn...

the genus conophorus meigen, 1803 (diptera: bombyliidae: conophorini) was studied in the north and northwestern parts of iran. three species of the genus conophorus were identified; two of them are recorded for the first time from iran, namely: c. pseudaduncus paramonov, 1929 and c. rjabovi paramonov, 1929, in addition to c. glaucescens (loew, 1863), which was previously recorded in iran. morph...

the genus exoprosopa macqurt, 1840 (diptera: bombyliidae: anthracinae) was studied in the north central iran. four species of the genus exoprosopa were identified of which e. minos (meigen,1804) and e. grandis (pallas, 1818) were previously recorded from northern parts of iran ( or north of iran ) and two species namely e. efflatounbeyi paramonov, 1928and e. altaica paramonov, 1925 are newly re...

From October 1997 to September 1998, 3085 Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) (Diptera: Culicidae), 584 Cx. tritaeniorhynchus (Giles) (Diptera: Culicidae), 392 Cx. annulus (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae), 374 Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) and 102 Armigeres subalbatus (Coquillet) (Diptera: Culicidae) were collected and examined for Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy) (Spirurida: Filariidae) inf...

Citation: Zhao Y, Ding J, Zhang Z, Liu F, Zhou C and Mu W (2018) Sexand Tissue-Specific Expression Profiles of Odorant Binding Protein and Chemosensory Protein Genes in Bradysia odoriphaga (Diptera: Sciaridae). Front. Physiol. 9:107. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00107 Sexand Tissue-Specific Expression Profiles of Odorant Binding Protein and Chemosensory Protein Genes in Bradysia odoriphaga (Diptera:...

Key biotic and environmental constraints on the host-orientated behaviour of haematophagous Diptera are summarized. For each major group of biting Diptera, responses to host stimuli are reviewed, including activation and ranging behaviour, long-range and short-range olfactory responses and visual responses. Limitations to the comparison of results between groups of species, and the practical pr...