A STUDY OF WINGLESS PHORIDS IN SINGAPORE (SCUTTLE FLIES)

Phorids are an ecologically diverse and successful family of flies, which can be found in many habitats. In a number of species the females have lost or reduced their wings1. Some wingless phorids are found on NUS campus, but nothing else is known about these tiny flies (body length ≤1.5mm). Here I first assess the species diversity, then gather life histor