Flies matter: a study of the diversity of Diptera families (Insecta: Diptera) of Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Maharashtra, India, and notes on their ecological roles

Diptera is one of the three largest insect orders, encompassing insects commonly known as ‘true flies’.  They are one of the most important in terms of their interactions with humans.  Family-level diversity of Diptera was studied in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR)—50 families were recorded in...

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Main Author: Aniruddha H Dhamorikar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2742