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Syrphidae of the Southern provinces of Eucador

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Project title: 
Syrphidae of the Southern provinces of Eucador
ZFMK Project lead: 
Dr. Ximo Mengual
Unit: 
Diptera
Object of research: 
Flies, Syrphidae

Description

Flower flies are one of the most diverse families of true flies (Diptera). In this project, we will study the biodiversity of flower flies among different habitats in one of the species-richest areas on Earth, the South of Ecuador.

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Dr. Ximo Mengual
Head of the Section Diptera
Curator
Diptera
+49 228 9122-292
+49 228 9122-212
x.mengual [at] leibniz-zfmk.de