Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Coelopa pilipes- with mite

Posted by Xylosoma on 20-01-2020 10:37
#10

It definitly is Coelopa pilipes. There are frequently mites sitting on Coelopidae using the flies as transport from one heap of seaweed to another (phoresy). Those mites are usually not connected between tergites. I cant say what it is.
Regards
Xylo