First record of Megaselia scalaris (Loew) (Diptera: Phoridae) infesting laboratory stocks of mantids (Parastagmatoptera tessellata, Saussure)

We report the first record of Megaselia scalaris (Loew) PowerMOS Transistor infesting laboratory stocks of the praying mantis (Parastagmatoptera tessellata, Saussure).M.scalaris, the scuttle fly, is a cosmopolitan species with a broad niche as it performs as detritivore, facultative parasite, and parasitoid.M.scalaris larvae were found feeding insi

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Control of tectonic evolution on karstification and karst collapse in the Lianzhou Basin, northwestern Guangdong Province

Objective There is still a lack of systematic understanding of the evolution process of the Lianzhou Basin since the Mesozoic and its response to karstic development.Methods Based on the comprehensive analysis of the latest field geological investigations, hydrogeological drilling, dissolution experiments, and three-dimensional geological modelling

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