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gptkbp:instanceOf
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family of insects
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gptkbp:adultDiet
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nectar
honeydew
decaying matter
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gptkbp:commonName
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scuttle flies
hump-backed flies
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gptkbp:describedBy
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gptkb:Pierre-Justin-Marie_Macquart
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gptkbp:describedYear
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1835
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gptkbp:distribution
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worldwide
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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forensic entomology
pest in mushroom cultivation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Phoridae
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gptkbp:larvalHabitat
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fungi
decaying organic matter
animal carcasses
insect nests
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gptkbp:morphologicalType
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reduced wing venation
hump-backed thorax
small size (0.5–6 mm)
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gptkbp:movement
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characteristic scuttling
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gptkbp:notableResearchUse
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model organism in laboratory studies
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gptkbp:notableSpecies
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gptkb:Megaselia_scalaris
Apocephalus borealis
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gptkbp:numberOfSpecies
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over 4000
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Diptera
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gptkbp:parasitizes
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ants
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Ironomyiidae
Platypezidae
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gptkbp:subfamily
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gptkb:Brachycera
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gptkbp:superfamily
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Platypezoidea
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gptkbp:typeSpecies
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gptkb:Phora
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Gnat
gptkb:phorid_flies
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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