After the birth of a baby panda in the park Pairi Daiza Belgium is blessed by nature: the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) announced Tuesday it had discovered a new species of fly in a botanical garden of Brussels. “It’s not every day that a new species is discovered for science in Belgium! “Welcomed in a statement the entomologist Patrick IRSNB Grootaert.
Called” Drapetis bruscellensis “this fly was found thanks to an insect trap installed in 2015 in the botanical garden Jean Massart, on the edge of the Sonian Forest, on the outskirts of the Belgian capital. Among the insects collected in ethanol by scientists, a two millimeters fly the shiny black thorax and drew their attention. This is by thoroughly studying DNA and morphological characters, such as the genitals, antennae or legs of the fly, the researchers realized their discovery.
“It is very rare to discover a new species in Belgium. The last discovery of a new species of fly dates back over 20 years, “said Patrick Grootaert, explaining that” Western European fauna is the listed in the world “and is therefore “difficult to make further discoveries.” “Drapetis bruscellensis is a species that lives mainly on tree trunks and leaves, on which it hunts insects even smaller than she, and mites,” detailed the Institute of Natural Sciences of Belgium.
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