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Dziock_2002. Überlebensstrategien and Nahrungsspezialisierung bei räuberische Schwebfliegen (Di...
Dziock, F., 2002. Überlebensstrategien and Nahrungsspezialisierung bei räuberische Schwebfliegen (Diptera, Syrphidae). Dissertation, Universität Osnabrück. i-v, 1-131.
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Marcos-Garcia_Vujic_Mengual_2007. Revision of Iberian species of the genus Merodon (Diptera: Syrp...
Marcos-García, M.A., A. Vujic & X. Mengual, 2007. Revision of Iberian species of the genus Merodon (Diptera: Syrphidae). - European Journal of Entomology 104: 531?572.
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Masetti_Luchetti_Sommaggio_Burgio_Mantovani_2006. Phylogeny of Chrysotoxum species (Diptera: Syrp...
Masetti, A., A. Luchetti, D. Sommaggio, G. Burgio & B. Mantovani, 2006. Phylogeny of Chrysotoxum species (Diptera: Syrphidae) inferred from morphological and molecular characters. - European Journal of Entomology 103(2): 459?467.
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Perez-Banon_Marcos-Garcia_2000. Description of the immature stages of Syritta flaviventris (Dipte...
P?rez-Ba??n, C., & M.A. Marcos-Garc?a, 2000. Description of the immature stages of Syritta flaviventris (Diptera: Syrphidae) and new data about the life history of European species of Syritta on Opuntia maxima. - European Journal of Entomology 97(1): 131-136.
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Phylogeny of Palaearctic Syrphidae (Diptera): evidence from larval stages
As published by Rotheray and Gilbert in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 127: 1-112 (1999)
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Rotheray_1993. Colour guide to hoverfly larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe. - Dipt...
Rotheray, G.E., 1993. Colour guide to hoverfly larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe. - Dipterists Digest 9: 1-156.
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Similarity in flight behaviour between the honeybee and its presumed mimic, the drone fly Eristalis
As published by Golding, Ennos and Edmunds in The Journal of Experimental Biology 204: 139-145 (2001)
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Syrphidae caught by Malaise trap in Bologna province and new record of Neoascia interrupta in Italy
As published by Burgia and Sommagio in Bulletin of Insectology 55: 43-47 (2002)
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Syrphidae of Oklahoma (Diptera)
As published by Shorter and Drew in Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Sciences 56: 75-94 (1976)
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07.01.26 15:52
Pipunculidae from Mongolia! I am looking for specialist who is committed to ID these. There will be a lot of material coming from my expeditions.

06.12.25 21:37
He last posted here in April, identifying some Chloropidae.

04.12.25 20:02
Dr Michael von Tschirnhaus, a leading expert on Chloropidae and Agromyzidae, died on 16 September 2025 at the age of 86. He will be greatly missed by the international community. R.I.P.

03.12.25 12:46
Anyone has the scan of "Harkness, R. D.; Ismay, J. W. 1976: A new species of Trachysiphonella (Dipt., Chloropidae) from Greece, associated with an ant Cataglyphis bicolor (F.) (Hym., Formicidae)

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It is with deepest sadness in my heart that I announce that on Saturday, November 15, one of the great minds of world dipterology, prof. Rudolf Rozkošny, left us forever. Please remember him with a

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If you have some spare money, there is a copy (together with keys to pupae and larvae) for sale by Hermann L. Strack, Loguivy Plougras, France

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