Flies are one of four superradiations of insects (along with beetles, wasps, and moths) that
account for the majority of animal life on Earth. Diptera includes species known for their …

The male terminalia character system in Diptera is reviewed. The phylogenetic implications
of apomorphic changes are traced on published cladograms. New synapomorphies include …

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 …

Abstract The Canadian Diptera fauna is updated. Numbers of species currently known from
Canada, total Barcode Index Numbers (BINs), and estimated numbers of undescribed or …

The pupae of each of the families of the Culicomorpha are described and, for the first time,
their structures homologized. A glossary provides a standard set of terms to be applied to …

The schizophoran superfamily Ephydroidea (Diptera: Cyclorrhapha) includes eight families,
ranging from the well-known vinegar flies (Drosophilidae) and shore flies (Ephydridae), to …

A remarkable diversity of new nonempidoid orthorrhaphan flies from the mid-Cretaceous of
Myanmar (Late Albian–Early Cenomanian, ca. 99 Ma) is presented, including 28 species (all …

Bombyliidae is a very species‐rich and widespread family of parasitoid flies with more than
250 genera classified into 17 extant subfamilies. However, little is known about their …

Robber or assassin flies (Asilidae) are a diverse family of venomous predators. The most
recent classification organizes Asilidae into 14 subfamilies based on a morphological …

Early diverging brachyceran fly lineages underwent a rapid radiation approximately 180 Ma,
coincident in part with the origin of flowering plants. This region of the fly tree includes 25 …