Our mission is to advance the scientific study, understanding and appreciation of the insect order Diptera, or, true flies.
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Funding research can be as daunting as conducting it. Get started w/ this guide for @EntoStudents on funding sources, grantwriting tips, and programs to advance your work.
🔗 Finding Research Funding: A Short Guide for Entomology Students and Recent Grads entomologytoday.org/2024/03/…
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[#Entomology] 🪰 A review of the genus Stratiomys Geoffroy (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) from 🇮🇳 with description of a #NewSpecies ⤵️
✒️ Suhaib Firdous Yatoo, @Amir_insectguy - Aijaz Ahmad Wachkoo
🔗 DOI: doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.910…
#Diptera #Stratiomyidae #dipterist #soldierfly
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Today I went to the mountains to look for 🐻… instead I observed a very friendly 🦔 🍊-🦵fly (Tachinidae, Eudejeania); it made my day! 😍
… and for those who prefer 🐻 👉🏻 tinyurl.com/5cn6yvv3
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Applications for Fly School are now open! Join us 1-12 Aug 2024 in Costa Rica for our first course offering in the Neotropics! Visit dipteracourse.com for the application.
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Lots of lovely Dipterists!
Great to see so many folks in person but you can still join online - contact either z.adams@nhm.ac.uk and/or e.mcalister@nhm.ac.Uk
#DipteristsDay2023
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Key to European genera of Syrphidae aka hoverflies aka flower flies aka cool pollinating/decomposing/predating/migrating buzzy things
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Publications news for fly-lovers: latest Bulletin available online (in membership area), plus updated Diptera checklist and Dipterists Digest contents dipterists.org.uk/news/publi…
ALT Cover of the autumn 2023 Dipterists Bulletin, featuring an image of a cranefly to highlight news of the MBE for Alan Stubbs, founder of Dipterists Forum
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We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Post-doctoral Associate specializing in entomological collections research, insect ecology, conservation biology, or museum studies to join our dynamic team. explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/… #entomology #jobs #postdoc
#conservation #museums
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Published faster than I expected. First time Lygistorrhina found in semi-arid climate
A #newspecies of Lygistorrhina (Lygistorrhina) Skuse, 1890 (#Diptera: Keroplatidae, Lygistorrhininae) with a key to the subgenus --A key to all known species of the subgenus Lygistorrhina (Lygistorrhina) is provided.
mapress.com/zt/article/view/…
#taxonomy
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🦋 Unit Trays Galore! 🦋
If you are a fan of our Unit Trays, we are happy to announce that we now offer Cal Academy and USNM system sizes!
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🐞 📦 Back by popular demand! 📦 🐞
Folding Insect Box 10 pack is pack in stock!
A perfect low-cost solution to insect storage, this box is ideal for student collections.
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New Hoverflies of Britain & North-West Europe - a photographic guide by Sander Bot & Frank Van de Meutter (@BloomsburyBooks)
Packed full of info/pics about diagnostic features that separate species along with further info ecology, distribution maps & phenology bars
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Feeling FLY!
Here's our research associate @imag15621152 holding a printed copy of his Catalogue of World Species of Lonchaeidae (Lance Flies). 🌏🪰
An impressive piece of work, covering 611 species 👏
🔗 mapress.com/zt/article/view/…
#Taxonomy #FlyFriday
ALT Iain is wearing a burnt-orange jumper and a smile, proudly holding the printed publication in his hands, which features a black fly on the cover. He is stood in the entomology store with rows of green cabinets behind him and a drawer of Lance flies sit on the white bench top in front of him.
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Super cool call for papers by the @JApplEntomol, "The Neglected Pollinators: Understanding the Importance of Lesser-Known Insect Taxa in Pollination" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page…
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We’re finally here !
Hello everyone !
I am conducting a national study on Latina doctoral students in the science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field. If you are a Latina doc STEM student, we want to hear from you!
tinyurl.com/STEMLatinas2023
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Dark Taxonomy II: From unknown to ready for biomonitoring in 5 steps. More on why describing 120 species of fungus gnats really matters. Bees, butterflies and birds, make room for your new friends tinyurl.com/42862af3 @leeselab @rdmpage @myrmoteras @CaterinoLab @LawlessKahlil
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Dark taxonomy on a small island: 115 new species of fungus gnats from Singapore; of course, with proper molecular & morphological diagnoses; 25% increase of known Oriental fauna; Thousands of spp to come! tinyurl.com/5frk5pux @ZooNom @EntCollNet @tarasov_sergio @dimitriforero
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Excited to announce that the Department of Entomology and Nematology (UC Davis) is opening a search for an Assistant Professor position in Insect Biology. This is an unusual search in that we are encouraging applicants whose research focuses on any aspect of insect biology.
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What if you couldn't find your soul mate because they were described in a different species?!
In this article, I reviewed a remarkable group of parasitoid flies that show striking sexual dimorphism in body color. Check the short thread!
#tachinidae #diptera #scicomm #Entomology
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