The study of biodiversity is fundamental to preserving life on Earth but a challenging
endeavour due to the taxonomic neglect associated with hyperdiverse lineages. To …

Sarcophagidae is a family of true flies frequently found colonizing carcasses and corpses as
adults and/or larvae, therefore, they are of great forensic value in the medico-legal field …

We provide an overview of the taxonomic history and systematics of Bibionomorpha families
with occurrences in Brazil, focusing on Anisopodidae, Bibionidae, Cecidomyiidae …

Flies belonging to the Sarcophagidae family play a significant role in forensic investigations
by aiding in the estimation of post-mortem interval through the assessment of the …

Currently, according to the most recent Simuliidae World Inventory, there are 97 valid
species of blackflies recorded in Brazil, some of which act as vectors for zoonoses such as …

Abstract The Stratiomyidae (Diptera) of Paraguay is cataloged and illustrated, and
information is given on distributions, name-bearing types, synonyms, and pertinent literature …

The genus Megelopelma was erected by Enderlein in 1910 for a species from Nova
Teutônia district, Seara municipality in Santa Catarina state, Brazil. Edwards, in 1940, added …

Long-legged flies of the family Dolichopodidae represent one of the most species-rich
families of the insect order Diptera (Bickel, 2009). The largest number of species is found in …

True flies (Diptera) are a hyper-diverse group of insects which are considerably under-
studied compared to many other organisms. Here we report a list of taxa collected during the …

ABSTRACT The family Tabanidae (Diptera: Brachycera) is composed of flies commonly
known as horse flies and deer flies. The family is cosmopolitan and possesses both …