The Diptera genus-group names of Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann are reviewed and annotated. A total of 50 available genus-group names in 25 families of Diptera are listed alphabetically for each name giving author, year and page of original publication, originally included species, type species and method of fixation, current status of the name, family placement, and a list of any emendati...

BACKGROUND The hoverfly Pseudodoros nigricollis Becker, 1903 is a rarely collected species, of which information on its distribution and ecology is poorly understood. NEW INFORMATION In this paper the first records of the hoverfly Pseudodoros nigricollis from Cyprus are provided and discussed. The discovery indicates that this Afrotropical species is approaching the European continent. Short ...

specimens of the subfamily milesiinae (diptera: syrphidae) were collected using sweeping net from saqqez region, kordestan province located in the northwestern iran during 2012-2013. in total 25 species in 12 genera were identified. of which eumerus transcaspicus (stackelberg, 1952) is reported for first time from iran. diagnostic characters besides supplementary photos of the new record are pr...

Eristalis tenax, belonging to order Diptera, family Syrphidae seldomly causes intestinal myiasis. Intestinal myiasis caused by E. tenax larvae is a rare manifestation found in both humans and other vertebrate animals. We report a 22-year-old woman presented with this myiasis. The larva in her stool sample was identified as E. tenax related to its typical morphology and authentic clues. Lack of ...

The genus Pelecocera Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) is revised. Type material of most species was studied to describe, illustrate and delimit the male of Pelecocera persiana Kuznetzov, recently discovered from Iran. This is the first known specimen of this species since 1914, when the type female was collected. The diagnostic characters of P. persiana are provided, along with an identification key...

S. KRČMAR, M. KUČINIĆ, P. DURBEŠIĆ i A. BENOVIĆ: Kukci sa sredine Jadranskog mora. Entomol. Croat. 2010., Vol. 14., Num. 3-4: 75-84. Uzorkovanje kukaca (Insecta) tijekom 2009. godine na sredini Jadranskog mora obavljeno je tijekom mrkle noći, čije je rezultat zabilješka 12 vrsta iz reda dvokrilaca (Diptera) i dvije vrste leptira iz reda (Lepidoptera). Utvrđene vrste svrstane su u sljedeće porod...

Flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) are one of the most species-rich dipteran families and provide important ecosystem services such as pollination, biological control pests, recycling organic matter redistributions essential nutrients. fly adults generally feed on pollen nectar, but their larval feeding habits strikingly diverse. In present study, high-throughput sequencing was used to capture e...