Episodic radiations in the fly tree of life

Flies are one of four superradiations of insects (along with beetles, wasps, and moths) that account for the majority of animal life on Earth. Diptera includes species known for their ubiquity ( Musca domestica house fly), their role as pests ( Anopheles gambiae malaria mosquito), and their value as model organisms across the biological sciences ( Drosophila melanogaster ). A resolved phylogeny for flies provides a framework for genomic,...