Leucopis annulipes larvae (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae) use a furtive predation strategy within aphid colonies

A laboratory experiment was conducted to determine whether the predation strategy of larvae of the aphidophagous silver fly Leucopis annulipes Zetterstedt (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae) is furtive, as are larvae of the aphidophagous midge Aphidoletes aphidimyza Rondani (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), or active...

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Main Authors: Bruno FRÉCHETTE, François LAROUCHE, Éric LUCAS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2008-07-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200803-0005_Leucopis_annulipes_larvae_Diptera_Chamaemyiidae_use_a_furtive_predation_strategy_within_aphid_colonies.php