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interesting fly
elck
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Posted on 24-06-2005 17:49
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Hi all,
I am very interested in finding out what fly this is and what it normally feeds on!
If you need other details, please let me know, I have many more photos.


stippen.nl/stipfotos/flylad1.JPG

stippen.nl/stipfotos/flylad3.JPG
 
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Posted on 25-06-2005 12:26
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It belongs to family Phoridae. I have seen a few phorids like this and they belong to genus Phalacrotophora. The life history of this genus is known quite well, since the larvae are endoparasites of Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae) and these beetles are of economic imprtance.

The adults are typically found on tree trunks.
 
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elck
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Posted on 25-06-2005 13:04
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Ok!
That's exactly why I was interested in the first place.
I saw them buggin the pupae of Harmonia axyridis the multicoloured ladybird and they even seemed to attack a prepupae.

I will see if I can find more about these parasites, or do you happen to know weblinks or literature?

Thanks,

elck

PS I saw that our own Paul wrote about these flies on a begium forum, I hope he can tell us more!


stippen.nl/stipfotos/flylad5.JPG

stippen.nl/stipfotos/flylad7.JPG

Fresh pupea and prepupea of Harmonis axyridis attacked by Phalacrotophora


Edited by elck on 25-06-2005 13:35
 
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Posted on 07-07-2005 22:44
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Definitely Phalacrotophora, but there are a number of European species, and we'd need specimens to know which one. The photos are beautiful

Brian Brown
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Jan Willem
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Posted on 08-07-2005 10:51
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Suggestion:
Look at http://www.diptera-info.nl/downloads/European_Phalacrotophora.pdf

Jan Willem
 
elck
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Posted on 09-07-2005 07:56
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Thanks for the info Brian and Jan Willem.
When I know more I will come back to this.
 
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