Miltogramminae

Miltogramminae
Craticulina sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sarcophagidae
Subfamily: Miltogramminae
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Miltogrammatinae[1]
  • Macronychiinae[1]

The Miltogramminae are a subfamily of the family Sarcophagidae. They are kleptoparasites of solitary bees and solitary wasps.[2] (not eusocial species).

Metopia sp.

Genera

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Chandler, Peter J. (1998). "Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera". Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 12. Royal Entomological Society: 1–234.
  2. Piwczyński, M.; Pape, T.; Deja-Sikora, E.; Sikora, M.; Akbarzadeh, K.; Szpila, K. (2017). "Molecular phylogeny of Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): implications for classification, systematics and evolution of larval feeding strategies". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Elsevier Inc.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Pape, Thomas H. (1996). "Catalogue of the Sarcophagidae of the World (Insecta:Diptera)". Memoirs on Entomology, International. Utah: American Entomological Institute. 8: 1–558. ISBN 9781566650632.
Craticulina species. The tibial chaetae are characteristic of the genus. This species is a kleptoparasite of Philanthus in South Africa


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