Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the transposable elements for insect
transformation. The ability to create genetically transformed organisms has played a central …

Background Stalk-eyed flies of the family Diopsidae have proven to be an excellent model
organism for studying the evolution of ornamental sexual traits. In diopsid flies the eyes and …

The choanoflagellates are a ubiquitous group of nanoflagellates and the sister group of
Metazoa. Examination of the initial draft version of the first choanoflagellate genome, that of …

The stalk-eyed flies (Diopsidae, Diptera) are a family of approximately 100 species of
calypterate dipterans, characterised by extended head capsules. Species within the family …

Diopsis malawiensis spec. nov. and D. vanbruggeni spec. nov. are described from Malawi.
Subgeneric grouping of Diopsis Linnaeus, 1775, is briefly discussed, but the genus awaits …

The genotype of the genus Teleopsis Rondani, T. sykesii (Westwood) from India is
redescribed: Teleopsis onopyxus Séguy is now considered a junior synonym of T. sykesii. T …

A new species of Teleopsis (Diptera, Diopsidae) from Chiang Mai, Thailand is described
and illustrated. Teleopsis thaii Földvári & Carr is shown to be a member of a species group …

The evolutionary history of mariner-like elements (MLEs) in 49 mainly Neotropical
drosophilid species is described. So far, the investigations about the distribution of MLEs …

 Abstract A diagnosis is presented for the Centrioncinae, the Afromontane Forest Flies or
stalkless Diopsidae, while its taxonomic position within the Diopsidae is discussed …

Mariner-like elements (MLEs) are class II transposons belonging to the Tc1-mariner family
that have successfully invaded many insect genomes. In the current study, the availability of …