[HTML][HTML] Current state of DNA barcoding of Sciaroidea (Diptera)—Highlighting the need to build the reference library

J Kjærandsen - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary DNA barcoding is a method by which a specific region of the mitochondrial
genome is used to quantify genetic distances within and between animal species. Most DNA …

Molecular phylogeny of the fungus gnat subfamilies Sciophilinae and Leiinae (Mycetophilidae), with notes on Sciaroidea incertae sedis (Diptera: Bibionomorpha)

N Burdíková, D Kaspřák, J Kjærandsen… - Zoological Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The phylogeny of the subfamilies Sciophilinae and Leiinae (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) is
reconstructed, based on three nuclear (18S, 28S, CAD) and three mitochondrial (16S, COI …

Phylogeny and evolution of larval feeding mode in the megadiverse superfamily Sciaroidea (Diptera)

W Lim, WJ Bang, MJ Baek, SJ Park… - Insect Systematics and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Sciaroidea is a megadiverse clade within Diptera that exhibits diverse larval feeding modes.
In this study, we explored the phylogenetic relationships and evolution of larval feeding …

[HTML][HTML] Taxonomic Catalog of the Brazilian Fauna: Bibionomorpha (Diptera) diversity and distribution

SS Oliveira, GPS Afiune, DC Schelesky-Prado… - Zoologia …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
We provide an overview of the taxonomic history and systematics of Bibionomorpha families
with occurrences in Brazil, focusing on Anisopodidae, Bibionidae, Cecidomyiidae …

[HTML][HTML] Two new mitogenomes of Bibionidae and their comparison within the infraorder Bibionomorpha (Diptera)

ML **ao, H Yuan, TJ Li, B Chen - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite the worldwide distribution and rich diversity of the infraorder Bibionomorpha in
Diptera, the characteristics of mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) are still little-known …

[HTML][HTML] A peculiar new genus of bibionomorpha (Diptera) with brachycera-like modification of antennae from mid-cretaceous amber of Myanmar

J Ševčík, J Skartveit, W Krzemiński, K Skibińska - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The mid-Cretaceous amber of Myanmar (also known as Burmese amber)
is almost 100 MYA old and represents an invaluable source of information about the …

Just a fragment of undescribed diversity: Twenty new oriental and palearctic species of Sciaroidea (Diptera), including DNA sequence data and two new fossil genera

J Ševčík, H Hippa, N Burdíková - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Two-winged flies (Diptera) are one of the megadiverse insect orders, in
terms of biodiversity. The suborder Nematocera (= lower Diptera) includes several …

A contribution towards checklist of fungus gnats (Diptera, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae, Mycetophilidae) in Georgia, Transcaucasia

O Kurina - ZooKeys, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The fungus gnats of Georgia are studied based on 2682 specimens collected from 57
localities during 2011–2019. Altogether, 245 species are recorded including four species of …

Eocene amber provides the first fossil record and bridges distributional gap in the rare genus Robsonomyia (Diptera: Keroplatidae)

A Pełczyńska, W Krzemiński, V Blagoderov… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Until now, the genus Robsonomyia was represented by two extant species: R. reducta
Matile & Vockeroth, 1980 from North America and R. sciaraeformis (Okada, 1939) from Asia …

[HTML][HTML] Intriguing and Beautiful: Adamacrocera adami gen. et sp. nov. from the Upper Cretaceous Amber of Myanmar Represents a New Subfamily of Keroplatidae …

J Ševčík, W Krzemiński, K Skibińska - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Upper Cretaceous amber of Myanmar (also known as Burmese
amber) is almost 100 Mya old and represents invaluable source of information about the …