The Diptera, or true flies (mosquitoes, gnats, and house flies) comprise 12-15% of animal
species, and are the most ecologically diverse order of insects, spanning ecological roles …

Life on earth is assumed to have developed in tropical regions that are characterized by
regular 24 hr cycles in irradiance and temperature that remain the same throughout the …

Relationships among families of the lower Diptera (formerly suborder 'Nematocera') have
been exceptionally difficult to resolve. Multiple hypotheses based on morphology have been …

The phylogeny of the insect infraorder Bibionomorpha (Diptera) is reconstructed based on
the combined analysis of three nuclear (18S, 28S, CAD) and three mitochondrial (12S, 16S …

Nematocera (lower Diptera) is a taxonomically diverse group with~ 52 000 species in 40
families, including many important agricultural and sanitary pests. The number and …

Members of the megadiverse insect order Diptera (flies) have successfully colonized all
continents and nearly all habitats. There are more than 154 000 described fly species …

The complete mitochondrial DNA sequences of eight representatives of lower Diptera,
suborder Nematocera, along with nearly complete sequences from two other species, are …

A phylogenetic analysis of the Mycetophiliformia (= Sciaroidea) was performed to determine
the relationships among its families and to place the following genera of uncertain position …

Tipulomorpha (crane flies) comprise one of the largest subgroups of Diptera, but its
phylogeny at different levels has been poorly explored. This study presents the most …

Tipuloidea, the crane flies, are a diverse lineage of true flies (Insecta: Diptera) whose
phylogenetic classification and taxonomy remain a challenge. Here we present the results of …