Phylogenetic Analyses Support the Monophyly of the Genus Latreille (Diptera: Muscidae) with Insights into Intrageneric Relationships.

Latreille (Diptera: Muscidae) are a widespread group of predatory flies that inhabit semi-aquatic environments. Previous studies on this genus have mainly focused on morphological classification, so molecular data are entirely lacking, and there has been no attempt at a phylogenetic placement of the genus or the resolution of intragenic relationships. To address the phylogenetic placement of and to fill its gap in the Tree of Life Web Project, 58 spp.

Revision of the Lispe longicollis-group (Diptera, Muscidae).

The Lispe longicollis species-group is revised. Lispe ethiopicasp. n.

Review of the Palaearctic members of the Lispe tentaculata species-group (Diptera, Muscidae): revised key, synonymy and notes on ecology.

The taxonomic reasons for regarding Lispe draperi Séguy, 1933, sp. rev., as a valid species instead of a synonym of Lispe tentaculata (De Geer, 1776) and for treating Lispe quaerens Villeneuve, 1936, syn.

Revision of the key characters for the Thricops nigrifrons species-group (Diptera, Muscidae).

An analysis of key characters for the separation of Thricops nigrifrons and Thricops longipes (Diptera, Muscidae) is given. A revised key for Thricops nigrifrons and related species, including two species recently described from the Caucasus, is proposed.

[Isolation of monoclonal antibodies for the identification of strains of the causative agent of plague that do not contain a capsular antigen].

In most cases the immunological identification of Y. pestis strains is based on the use of capsular antigen as an immunological marker. However, there are Y.