Myioscaptia muscula
Myioscaptia muscula | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tabanidae |
Subfamily: | Pangoniinae |
Tribe: | Scionini |
Genus: | Myioscaptia |
Species: | M. muscula
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Binomial name | |
Myioscaptia muscula | |
Synonyms | |
Myioscaptia muscula is a large horse fly native to Australia.[3]
Ecology[edit]
The larva of Scaptia muscula lives in the pit trap of an antlion larva and feeds on the prey that it catches.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b English, K.M.I. (1955). "Notes on the morphology and biology of Scaptia vicina Tayl. and a new species of Scaptia (Diptera, Tabanidae)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 79: 219–229.
- ^ "Scaptia muscula English, 1955". GBIF. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ Moucha, J. (1976). "Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements. 7: 1–320. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Swanson, Mark (2007). "What are Antlions?". The Antlion Pit. Retrieved 24 February 2016.