Cook-1956

Guides

  • Quateiella miniscula

    Quateiella miniscula is a minute black scavenger fly (family Scatopsidae) described from North America by Cook in 1956. Members of this genus and family are typically associated with decaying organic matter and moist microhabitats. The specific epithet "miniscula" (from Latin minimus, meaning very small) reflects the extremely small body size characteristic of this species.

  • Swammerdamella bispinosa

    Swammerdamella bispinosa is a species of minute black scavenger fly in the family Scatopsidae, described by Cook in 1956. Members of this family are small, dark-colored flies typically found in moist, decaying organic matter. The genus Swammerdamella is part of a group of scatopsid flies characterized by reduced wing venation and compact body form. Very little specific biological information is available for this particular species.