Serromyia femorata

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Serromyia femorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Nematocera
Infraorder: Culicomorpha
Superfamily: Chironomoidea
Family: Ceratopogonidae
Subfamily: Ceratopogoninae
Tribe: Ceratopogonini
Genus: Serromyia
Species: S. femorata
Binomial name
Serromyia femorata
(Meigen, 1804)
Synonyms

Ceratopogon femorata (Meigen, 1804)

Serromyia femorata is a species of biting midges in the subfamily Ceratopogoninae. The species is noted for its peculiar mating practice: during mating, the ventral surfaces and mouthparts of the partners touch. After copulation, the female sucks out the body fluid of her mate through the mouth, thereby killing it.

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