A new species of Anthomyzidae (Diptera), viz., Mumetopia interfeles Roháček sp. nov. (both sexes), is described from Chile, based on a large series collected small grassy area (consisting non-native species, Hordeum murinum L.) among houses in the city Valparaíso. Its systematic affiliation, phylogenetic relationships, and biology are discussed. Cases mass occurrence adult Anthomyzidae, particu...

Abstract: An overview of insect galls on Asteraceae in Brazil is presented. We used the Web Science database to find publications about from 1988 2020. analyzed 88 and collected data 51 those. A total 487 gall morphotypes were counted 157 plant species 42 genera. This value singled out as richest family number Brazil. Most recorded Atlantic Forest (41%) Cerrado (30.5%), most surveyed biomes Bac...

Imidacloprid, thiamethoxam (first and second generation neonicotinoid insecticides), and spinosad (a naturally derived biorational insecticide) were evaluated in the laboratory against adult eye gnats, Liohippelates collusor (Townsend), using two modes of exposure. Ingestion experiments revealed that toxicity was the highest for thiamethoxam (Platinum soluble concentrate) followed by technical ...

A review of the species of the genus Apotropina Hendel from China is provided. The following 3 species are described as new to science: A. bistriata sp. nov., A. longiprocessa sp. nov. and A. tristriata sp. nov. A key to all species of Apotropina from the Oriental Region is given.

Faunistic records for 88 frit flies species from southwestern Turkey (Muğla province) and from Samsun (north Turkey) are given. Two species, Dicraeus civelekisp. n., and Meromyza samsunensissp. n., are described as new to science. Altogether, nine genera (Calamoncosis, Eribolus, Gaurax, Incertella, Speccafrons, Trachysiphonella, Chloropsina, Eutropha, and Lagaroceras) and 46 species are recorde...

Three commercially available insecticide aerosol compositions containing cyphenothrin, imiprothrin, cypermethrin, d-tetramethrin and permethrin, in various combinations and concentrations were evaluated for control of the oriental eye flies Siphunculina funicola (de Meijere) from their aggregation substrates in two villages in the Chon Buri Province, Thailand. Each aerosol produced almost compl...