"Life Cycle and Development of Diptera" ed. by Muhammad Sarwar

This volume topics covered include taxonomy, phylogeny, life cycle, feeding habits, population control strategies, and more. A unique chapter on forensic entomology is particularly interesting. Beautifully illustrated and expertly researched, this volume will appeal to entomologists, biologists, and naturalists.

Diptera, or true flies, are of considerable economic importance, as these flies have a valuable role as scavengers, parasitoids and predators of other insects, pollinators, food for predators, bio-indicators of water quality, and tools for scientific research. In nine chapters, this book examines various aspects of flies of the order Diptera as well as some types of mosquitos and midges.


Contents
1.Typical Flies: Natural History, Lifestyle and Diversity of Diptera
2.Taxonomic Shifts in Philornis Larval Behaviour and Rapid Changes in Philornis downsi Dodge & Aitken (Diptera: Muscidae): An Invasive Avian Parasite on the Galápagos Islands
3.Life Cycle and Cytogenetic Study of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)
4.The Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus): The Breeding Sites
5.Characterization of the Proliferation Sites of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Artificial Breeding Sites of Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil
6.Post-Embryonic Development of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 at Different Temperatures and CO2 Concentrations, and Their Influences on Hatching and Development of Stabilized Population
7.Bioecology of Blossom Midge of Jasmine, Contarinia maculipennis Felt (Cecidomyiidae: Diptera) in Different Jasminum Cultivars
8.Phylogeny and Functional Morphology of Diptera (Flies)
9.Diptera Development: A Forensic Science Perspective