Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown...but characteristic?

Posted by Paul Beuk on 24-05-2005 10:49
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Very good find, this. It is Clitellaria ephippium of the family Startiomyidae. The larvae live in ant nests. The species is considered to be rare. Once you have seen it, you will never forget it. There are some pictures of a pinned specimen in the Stratiomyidae album in the Diptera Gallery.