In insects, ribosomal genes are usually detected in sex chromosomes, but have also or only been detected in autosomal chromosomes in some cases. Previous results from our research group indicated that in Bradysia hygida, nucleolus organizer regions were associated with heterochromatic regions of the autosomal C chromosome, using the silver impregnation technique. The present study confirmed thi...

during a survey in 2015, three dark-winged fungus gnat species, bradysia odoriphaga yang & zhang, 1985, bradysia trivittata staeger, 1840and scatopsciara atomariazetterstedt, 1851 were identified and recorded here from iran for the first time. the genus scatopsciara edwards, 1927 is newly recorded from iran as well. the identification of specimens were confirmed by dr kai heller (germany). the ...