Ephemeral resource patches (ERPs)–short lived resources including dung, carrion,
temporary pools, rotting vegetation, decaying wood, and fungi–are found throughout every …

Studies have shown a wide variety of parasites that infect horses, causing major
gastrointestinal damage that can lead to death, and although the main method of control has …

Background Blowflies are ubiquitous insects, often shiny and metallic, and the larvae of
many species provide important ecosystem services (eg, recycling carrion) and are used in …

Bot flies (Oestridae) are obligate endoparasites of mammals, and their extraordinary
diversification is of great importance in understanding the evolution of parasitism. However …

Mitogenomes have been widely used for phylogenetic reconstruction of various Dipteran
groups, but specifically for chironomid, they have not been carried out to resolve the …

Abstract Flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) include a large and widely distributed rapid
radiation within the Calyptratae. They are vital for the ecosystem, as well as economic …

Produced amidst the still rippling effects of a pandemic and as the world experiences the
increasing burden of global warming and a rapidly changing biosphere, the second edition …

The genus Monochamus within the subfamily Lamiinae is the main vector of
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, which causes pine wilt disease and induces substantial …

Background The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) has been extensively used for
phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis in Diptera, but the study of mitogenome is still scarce …

Evolutionary analysis of Prodiamesinae has long been impeded by lack of information, and
its phylogenetic relationship with Orthocladiinae remains questionable. Here, ten complete …