An endophytic fungus isolated from healthy leaf tissues of Houttuynia cordata Thunb., an
ethnomedicinal plant of North East India, showed a considerable amount of antimicrobial …

The superfamily Oestroidea, comprising∼ 15,000 species, is a large and ecologically
diverse clade within the order Diptera. Among its six commonly recognized families …

Abstract The Mesembrinellidae (Diptera: Oestroidea) comprise a small group of strictly
Neotropical calyptrate flies, with 36 described species. The group has often been treated as …

The northern European taxa of genus Melanostoma Schiner, 1860 (Syrphidae, Diptera) are
revised. A longstanding question concerning the number of Melanostoma taxa occurring in …

Species of the fly genus Lucilia are commonly used in forensic investigations to estimate the
postmortem interval (PMI). Two close-related species Lucilia caesar and L. illustris are …

Species identification is an essential step in the progress and completion of work in several
areas of biological knowledge, but it is not a simple process. Due to the close phylogenetic …

Abstract Background Ticks (Arthropoda, Ixodida), after mosquitoes, are the second most
prevalent vector of infectious diseases. They are responsible for spreading a multitude of …

Currently there are∼ 3000 known species of Sarcophagidae (Diptera), which are classified
into 173 genera in three subfamilies. Almost 25% of sarcophagids belong to the genus …

The application of insect evidence to forensic investigations is mainly based on the
estimation of postmortem interval and the identification of insect species from samples that …

Ophion Fabricius is a diverse genus of nocturnal ichneumonid wasps (Insecta:
Hymenoptera) that is particularly species‐rich in temperate areas, yet has received little …