An ectoparasite of caterpillars, Forcipomyia fuliginosa (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), recorded sucking haemolymph from an Aeshna juncea just before maiden flight (Odonata: Aeshnidae)
| Autor: | Seehausen, Malte, Kunz, Bernd, Havelka, Peter, Martens, Andreas |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Plazi |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| DOI: | 10.5281/zenodo.3539760 |
| Popis: | In June 2014, in a mire near Nadibani, Georgia, a female biting midge of Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa was found parasitizing a female of Aeshna juncea just before its maiden flight. The midge was observed sucking at a soft area of the mesothorax. Forcipomyia fuliginosa is well known as an ectoparasite of caterpillars and sawfly larvae |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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