Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lauxaniidae (?) at dead caterpillar of Cydalima perspectalis (15.06.21) --> Lonchaeidae

Posted by Jan Maca on 16-06-2021 19:59
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The flies seem to be Lonchaeidae. For similar behavior of lonchaeids see
Dobson, J. R. 1992: Are adult Lonchaeidae (Diptera) specialized kleptoparasites of spiders’ prey? British Journal of Entomology and Natural History, 5: 33-34.
Also Fig.1 in https://home.czu.cz/storage/515/52373_Lonchaeidae-Krkonose.pdf