Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 25-09-2010 02:03
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The first group that found Thyreophora cynophila was Martin's team from Madrid. They captured some specimens of T. cynophila in 2007.. "Sarcosaprop.hagous insects were studied in natural habitats in Madrid Province, central Spain from June 2006 to May 2007 using carrion-baited traps at 21 localities."
They wrote an article known as:
Back from the dead: Thyreophora cynophila (Panzer, 1798) (Diptera: Piophilidae) ‘globally extinct’ fugitive in Spain
1. DANIEL MARTÍN-VEGA1,*,
2. ARTURO BAZ1,
3. VERNER MICHELSEN2
Curious to know that : "
T. cynophila was
claimed as the first case of a dipteran species eradicated by
humans in historical times (Courtney et al., 2009)."
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 25-09-2010 02:06