Ecology and Diversity of Diptera in the Tropics
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2025 | Viewed by 269
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Interests: taxonomy; medical entomology; biodiversity; diversity
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Dear Colleagues,
Insects are by far the most diverse class of arthropods. Within the class, Diptera is the second most diverse order, with diversity of more than 170 thousand species cataloged thus far in mid-2024 (catalogue of life). Despite the immense number of species already described, more conservative estimates indicate that this number is still greatly underestimated, especially in the Tropics. Furthermore, studies on phylogenetic relationships, cryptic species, ecological aspects, evolution, and biogeography are still poorly known for most Dipterans. This Special Issue, “Ecology and Diversity of Diptera in the Tropics”, aims to provide an opportunity to publish high-quality original papers and reviews on the diversity, phylogeny, and ecology of tropical Diptera.
Dr. Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- phylogeny
- species diversity
- tropics
- functional ecology
- diversity of applied knowledge in the forensic and medical fields
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