Field Observations on Milichia patrizii Ant-Mugging Flies (Diptera: Milichiidae: Milichiinae) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Field Observations on Milichia patrizii Ant-Mugging Flies (Diptera: Milichiidae: Milichiinae) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Kleptoparasitic behaviour of a myrmecophilous fly, Milichia patriziiHennig, 1952, towards the ant Crematogaster castanea tricolor Gerstaecker, 1859 in South Africa is documented, illustrated by photographs, and discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:African invertebrates 2009-06, Vol.50 (1), p.205-212
Hauptverfasser: Wild, Alexander L, Brake, Irina
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Afrotropical
Animal feeding behavior
Behaviour
Crematogaster
Evaluation
Formicidae
INSECTA
Kleptoparasitism
Milichia
Milichiidae
Myrmecophily
Parasitism
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Zusammenfassung:Kleptoparasitic behaviour of a myrmecophilous fly, Milichia patriziiHennig, 1952, towards the ant Crematogaster castanea tricolor Gerstaecker, 1859 in South Africa is documented, illustrated by photographs, and discussed.
ISSN:1681-5556
2305-2562
DOI:10.5733/afin.050.0109