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Ceratopogonidae, Germany =>Atrichopogon sp.
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 found on 2013-07-01 in a forest near Marburg.
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 Atrichopogon, probably subgenus Meloehelea.
 
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 Thank you very much. I am astonished and very happy to get the genus level.
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 Hello, But why they all are round the beetles?
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 1. they feed on hemolymph
2. they are attracted by cantharidin
 
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Pristurus wrote:
Thank you very much. I am astonished and very happy to get the genus level.
Regards, Ingo


Ectoparasitic Ceratopogonidae on insects are Forcipomyia and Atrichopogon. Most Forcipomyia are conspicuously hairy or have marked wings.

Other Ceratopogonidae may be predatory on insects or parasitic on vertebrates. Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) are also parasitic on vertebrates, frogs in my area.
 
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