Parasitismo entre especies (Diptera, Hymenoptera) en los nidos de Stictia signata (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) by Julio A. Genaro

“…Se describe la conducta de dos especies: Liohippelates n. sp. circa collusor (Diptera: Chloropidae) y Hexacola sp. (Hymenoptera: Eucoilidae) para penetrar al interior de los nidos de S. signata. …”
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The taxonomy of Brazilian insects vectors of transmissible diseases (1900-2000) - then and now by Nelson Papavero, José Henrique Guimarães

“…The following orders are considered: Phthiraptera (Anoplura, Amblycera and Ischnocera), Hemiptera (Reduviidae: Triatominae), Siphonaptera and Diptera (Culicidae, Ceratopogonidae, Psychodidae: Phlebotominae, Simuliidae, Tabanidae, Chloropidae and Muscidae). The most important Brazilian collections of each group are cited.…”
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Preliminary evidence that synanthropic flies contribute to the transmission of trachoma- causing Chlamydia trachomatis in Latin America Evidência preliminar que moscas sinantrópica... by Lucy A. Reilly, Joana Favacho, Lourdes M. Garcez, Orin Courtenay

“…For 78 households, members were examined for signs of trachoma, relative abundance of potential trachoma vectors (Diptera, Chloropidae and Diptera, Muscidae) was quantified by trap counts, and additional measures of household hygiene associated with C. trachomatis transmission were assessed. …”
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First report of Rhoptromeris heptoma (Hartig) for the fauna of Iran (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) by Somaye Allahvaisi, M. Hassani, Ebrahim Ebrahimi

“…این زنبور به عنوان انگل­ وارة لارو مگس­های Chloropidae شناخته شده­ است.…”
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The Structure of Rice Stemborer Assemblages: A Review of Species’ Distributions, Host Ranges, and Interspecific Interactions by Finbarr G. Horgan

“…At least 56 moth (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Pyralidae, Noctuidae) and fly (Diptera: Diopsidae, Chloropidae) species have been associated with rice; however, only 21 species are of potential, large-scale economic importance with a further 2 species of localized concern; most of the remaining species’ associations with rice are based on dubious records without economic impacts on rice production. …”
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Pollinator and floral odor specificity among four synchronopatric species of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae) suggests ethological isolation that prevents reproductive interference by Aroonrat Kidyoo, Manit Kidyoo, Doyle McKey, Magali Proffit, Gwenaëlle Deconninck, Pichaya Wattana, Nantaporn Uamjan, Paweena Ekkaphan, Rumsaïs Blatrix

“…All investigated plant species were functionally specialized on pollination by Chloropidae and/or Milichiidae flies and each Ceropegia species was, in turn, ecologically highly specialized on only two pollinating fly morphospecies, though one plant species appeared more generalist. …”
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Deceptive Ceropegia dolichophylla fools its kleptoparasitic fly pollinators with exceptional floral scent by Annemarie eHeiduk, Annemarie eHeiduk, Hanghui eKong, Irina eBrake, Michael evon Tschirnhaus, Till eTolasch, Armin eTröger, Elisabeth eWittenberg, Wittko eFrancke, Ulrich eMeve, Stefan eDötterl

“…Only Milichiidae and Chloropidae carried pollinaria and are, thus, pollinators. …”
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Winged insects associated with the poorly studied forest fire ant Solenopsis virulens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Thalles P.L. PEREIRA, Carolina A. De GARCIA, Freddy BRAVO, Jacques H.C. DELABIE

“…Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae, Chloropidae, Drosophilidae, Hybotidae, Phoridae and Psychodidae were also represented. …”
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All taxa biodiversity inventory of the Bois de Bouis estate (Var, France): a 10-year public-private partnership by Aurélie Lacoeuilhe, Louise Percevault, Jean Ichter, Philippe Gourdain, Katia Herard, Henri Michaud, Laurent Poncet, Thibault Ramage, Océane Roquinarc'h, Phil Withers

“…This data paper provides an overview of the project, its main results and its contribution to the French National Inventory of Natural Heritage (INPN).This data paper presents a list eight species never previously recorded to France; three Hymenoptera: Charitopes leucobasis Townes, 1983 (Ichneumonidae), Dryinus tussaci Olmi, 1989 (Dryinidae) and Sparasion munitus Kozlov & Kononova, 1990 (Sparasionidae) and five Diptera: Clusiodes apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1848) (Clusiidae), Dicraeus vagans (Meigen, 1838) (Chloropidae), Stilpon intermedius Raffone, 1994, Stilpon subnubilus Chvala, 1988 and Tachydromia undulata (Strobl, 1906) (Hybotidae).It also includes a table comparing the project to 18 All-taxa biodiversity inventories in France and Belgium and published for the first time.…”
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Fly Pollination of Kettle Trap Flowers of <i>Riocreuxia</i> <i>torulosa</i> (Ceropegieae-Anisotominae): A Generalized System of Floral Deception by Annemarie Heiduk, Ulrich Meve, Frank Menzel, Jean-Paul Haenni, Michael von Tschirnhaus, Stefan Dötterl, Steven D. Johnson

“…Pollinating Diptera included, in order of decreasing abundance, male and female Sciaridae, Ceratopogonidae, Scatopsidae, Chloropidae, and Phoridae. Approximately 16% of pollen removed from flowers was successfully exported to conspecific stigmas. …”
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Poor fruit set due to lack of pollinators in Aristolochia manshuriensis (Aristolochiaceae) by Olga Nakonechnaya, Olga Koren, Vasilii Sidorenko, Sergey Shabalin, Tatyana Markova, Alexander Kalachev

“…Data of the rearing experiment indicate that flies of the families Drosophilidae (S. pallida, D. transversa), Chloropidae (Elachiptera tuberculifera, E. sibirica, and Conioscinella divitis), and Anthomyiidae (B. fugax, B. sp. 1) use A. manshuriensis flowers to lay eggs. …”
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&amp;#65279;Catalogue of the Diptera (Insecta) of Morocco&amp;mdash;an annotated checklist, with distributions and a bibliography by Kawtar Kettani, Martin J. Ebejer, David M. Ackland, Gerhard Bächli, David Barraclough, Miroslav Barták, Miguel Carles-Tolrá, Milos Černý, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Peter Chandler, Mohamed Dakki, Christophe Daugeron, Herman De Jong, Josef Dils, Henry Disney, Boris Droz, Neal Evenhuis, Paul Gatt, Gustavo Graciolli, Igor Y. Grichanov, Jean-Paul Haenni, Martin Hauser, Oumnia Himmi, Iain MacGowan, Bruno Mathieu, Mohamed Mouna, Lorenzo Munari, Emilia P. Nartshuk, Oleg P. Negrobov, Pjotr Oosterbroek, Thomas Pape, Adrian C. Pont, Grigory V. Popov, Knut Rognes, Marcela Skuhravá, Vaclav Skuhravý, Martin Speight, Guy Tomasovic, Bouchra Trari, Hans-Peter Tschorsnig, Jean-Claude Vala, Michael von Tschirnhaus, Rüdiger Wagner, Daniel Whitmore, Andrzej J. Woźnica, Tadeusz Zatwarnicki, Peter Zwick

“…One new combination is proposed: Assuania melanoleuca (Séguy, 1941), comb. nov. (Chloropidae).…”
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The SISBIOTA-Diptera Brazilian Network: A long-term survey of Diptera from unexplored Brazilian Western Arc of Amazon, Cerrado, and Pantanal by Carlos José Einicker Lamas, Diego Aguilar Fachin, Rafaela Lopes Falaschi, Daniel Máximo Correa de Alcantara, Rosaly Ale-Rocha, Dalton de Souza Amorim, Maíra Xavier Araújo, Sharlene Ascendino, Letícia Baldassio, Carolina Ferraz Bellodi, Freddy Bravo, Julia Calhau, Renato Soares Capellari, Antonio Marcelino do Carmo-Neto, Bianca Melo Cegolin, Márcia Souto Couri, Claudio José Barros de Carvalho, Rodrigo de Vilhena Perez Dios, Aida Vanessa Gomez Falcon, Livia Maria Fusari, Carolina de Almeida Garcia, Leonardo Henrique Gil-Azevedo, Marina Morim Gomes, Gustavo Graciolli, Filipe Macedo Gudin, Augusto Loureiro Henriques, Tiago Kütter Krolow, Luanna Layla Mendes, Francisco Limeira-de-Oliveira, Valéria Cid Maia, Luciane Marinoni, Ramon Luciano Mello, Cátia Antunes de Mello-Patiu, Mírian Nunes Morales, Sarah Siqueira Oliveira, Claudemir Patiu, Barbara Proença, Cristiane Vieira de Assis Pujol-Luz, José Roberto Pujol-Luz, José Albertino Rafael, Paula Raile Riccardi, João Paulo Vinicios Rodrigues, Fabio de Oliveira Roque, Maria Anice Mureb Sallum, Marcelo Domingos de Santis, Charles Morphy Dias dos Santos, Josenilson Rodrigues dos Santos, Marcoandre Savaris, Paloma Helena Fernandes Shimabukuro, Vera Cristina Silva, Daniel de Castro Schelesky-Prado, Alberto Moreira da Silva-Neto, Alexssandro Camargo, Viviane Rodrigues de Sousa, Maria Virginia Urso-Guimarães, Sofia Wiedenbrug, Carolina Yamaguchi, Silvio Shigueo Nihei

“…The 10 most diverse in the number of genera were Tachinidae, Stratiomyidae, Asilidae, Mycetophilidae, Syrphidae, Tabanidae, Muscidae, Dolichopodidae, Sarcophagidae, and Chloropidae. So far, 111 scientific papers were published regarding taxonomic, phylogenetic, and biogeographical aspects of the studied families, with the description of 101 new species and three new genera. …”
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