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Flies
Flies (Diptera) are one of the most abundant and important groups of
animals. Flies are found everywhere and do just about everything. The
health of our world is in part dependent on these wonderful creatures. For
an introduction to flies and links to the different family pages, click here.
Fly-Tree (ATOL)
Flies are one of the most diverse branches on the Tree of Life. The evolutionary relationships between the main branches of the fly tree are still largely unknown or controversial. The NSF-funded Fly-Tree (ATOL) project is dedicated to reconstruct the fly tree in detail from an unprecedented large sample of comparative genetic and anatomical data.
Names
Names are the key to information about flies. With a name one can
search the WWW, gophers, abstract services (BIOSIS, Zoological Record) and
printed literature. ALL data about organisms are tagged with scientific
names. To find out whether one has an appropriate scientific name and to
get basic information associated with that name, one needs to access
a catalog or database. Access here is provided to the BioSystematic
Database of World Diptera (BDWD).
Who's
Who?
Take a look at who's who in Diptera in Washington and the World.
Names, faces and the basic facts about us in Washington are provided.
Also, access to a directory of those who work on flies worldwide is
provided. So, if you are looking for someone who knows something about
Diptera, click here.
Research & Collections
Research of dipterists provides useful information
for Society. Some of
the products of our activities are available here, these being research reports or English translations of important papers. Others are
general papers on collection and database standards. Of special interest
are biosystematic summaries of rare and little known flies.
To aid identification of
and research on Diptera, samples of flies are preserved in collections. For information about these collections,
especially on the one at the Smithsonian, select this option.
Young
Dipterists!
Check out the kids' section of the Diptera Site. Take a safari, visit
Dr. Seuss' "Ann
Anopheles" and more....
Activities, Groups
& Opportunities
Links to information about events, societies, journals, newsletters, and working groups devoted to Dipterology and their up and coming activities, as well as to opportunities for those interested in flies.
Sponsors
We are very grateful to our sponsors, which include the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution and the Systematic Entomology Laboratory of the United States Department of Agriculture. The National Science Foundation is funding the Fly-Tree (ATOL) project. Our special thanks are due to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and the Schlinger Foundation for providing the funds for a postdoctoral fellowship for the BDWD.
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Content by F. Christian
Thompson
Please send questions and comments to Chris Thompson.
Last Updated: November 9, 2005 by Irina
Brake
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