Posted by Tony Irwin on 16-06-2007 16:46
#16
jorgemotalmeida wrote:
according to Tony Irwin, in dipterist's handbook, it seems that all acrocerids were reared from lycosids spiders.
The
Dipterists Handbook was written 30 years ago - I'm not sure whether more recent rearing records of (British) acrocerids include other families of spiders. Certainly other families are involved in North America.
The Amateur Entomologists' Society has plans to revise the
Dipterists Handbook, and publish a completely new edition. Although aimed primarily at British Dipterists, there will be plenty of useful up-to-date information for everyone when it appears. :)