New flower flies in India
July 28 , 2024
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- Researchers have reported two species of flower flies for the first time from Kerala.
- Mesembrius bengalensis and M. quadrivittatus have been discovered from the Kole wetlands and Vilagan Kunnu hillocks of Thrissur district.
- Flower flies belong to the family Syrphidae of order Diptera and are commonly called flower files.
- These new records add two more species to the existing list.
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