Diversity of the Ulidiidae Family (Insecta: Diptera)

Abstract

Ulidiidae makes their nests on the ground, making their eggs and young often very vulnerable to predation. They walk steadily on strong legs and big toes, pecking for food as they go. Many have interesting mating displays, such as inflating throat sacs or raising elaborate feather crests. The female lays three to five dark, speckled eggs in a scratch in the ground and incubates them on her own. In addition to the damage caused by the larvae themselves, their activity facilitates the entry of pathogens into plants, which may cause losses of up to 100% of production. They also carry enteric bacteria, being responsible for the transmission of infections. This mini-review aims to describe the Ulidiidae Family. The methodological basis of the present work consists of bibliographical research of scientific articles published in national and international academic scientific journals classified by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. The search criterion for articles was to prioritize articles that dealt with the topic. Document analysis was used as a data collection method to gather information on theoretical books, theses banks, university dissertations, scientific journals, documents, and websites: https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_increase_the_research_results_visibility. (https://goo.gl/gLTTTs), HAL (https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/submit/index), SSRN (https://hq.ssrn.com/login/pubsigninjoin.cfm) and ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/signup.SignUp.html).