Alan Mata
PhD Student, Department of Entomology
Contact Information
afm67 [at] cornell.edu
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PhD Student, Department of Entomology
Research Interests: My master's research focused on describing the biodiversity of Bombyliidae (Diptera: Bombyliidae) from Madagascar. I described seven new species of Exoprosopa from different parts of Madagascar. These specimens were found in the type collection at the Natural History Museum in London and incidentally were not described. As a Ph.D. student, I want to work on the systematics of the tribe Villini (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Anthracinae) and explore the insect-plant interactions within this group.
afm67 [at] cornell.edu