A new paper published today (28 June) reports a new family of flies has been discovered in the UK for the first time. The Cottony cushion scale parasite fly (Cryptochetum iceryae) is part of the Cryptochetidae family of flies. Specimens were discovered by the Natural History Museum’s Senior Curator of Hymenoptera, David Notton, in the museum’s wildlife garden, and identified with help from scientists Daniel Whitmore and Barbara Ismay.
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Source: Phys.org