Rune Bygebjerg
Museum assistant
Nya fynd i Sverige av daggflugan Cacoxenus indagator Loew (Diptera, Drosophilidae), en kleptoparasit hos murarbin (Osmia spp.) (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae).
New records from Sweden of the fruitfly Cacoxenus indagator Loew (Diptera, Drosophilidae), a cleptoparasite of mason bees (Osmia spp.) (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae.
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Summary, in English
New records of the vinegar fly Cacoxenus indagator Loew, 1858 are reported from Sweden.
The species was collected from two sites in Lund, Scania in 2014. The fly is known as
a cleptoparasite of mason bees, Osmia spp., Megachilidae. The female Cacoxenus patrols
around the nests of the bees, and lays eggs inside the broodcell, when the bee leaves for
provisioning.
The species was collected from two sites in Lund, Scania in 2014. The fly is known as
a cleptoparasite of mason bees, Osmia spp., Megachilidae. The female Cacoxenus patrols
around the nests of the bees, and lays eggs inside the broodcell, when the bee leaves for
provisioning.
Department/s
- Entomological collections
Publishing year
2014
Language
Swedish
Pages
163-166
Publication/Series
Entomologisk tidskrift
Volume
135
Issue
4
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Sveriges Entomologiska Förening
Topic
- Ecology
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0013-886X