Using a second organism for transportation (like 'hitching a ride'). The adjective is phoretic. For example, the phoretic sphaerocerid fly Norrbomia frigipennis mates on scarabid dung beetles, follows them underground, and lays eggs in the collected dung.
Also see Kleptoparasitism and phoresy in the Diptera
as published by Sivinsky, Marshall and Petersson in The Florida Entomologist 82: 179-197 (1999) on the downloads pge of Dipter.info.
For those specialists not active on Facebook, I just ask to consider to join our group on FB. Please, be aware that it is not necessary at all to be active on FB outside the diptera group. Actually, n
We received requests to get permission to ask for ID in our Facebook group, https://www.facebo ok.com/groups/1798 95332035235/
Until now we pointed to diptera.info, but since Paul's passing we not
Appreciate it, Tony Irwin! I got the hint to use the key next to Langton and Pinder key for females of Chironomidae. So no specific queries, except the keys...
I will keep this on my list and hope th
Anyone has "Chironomidae of the Holarctic region. Keys and diagnoses. Part 3. Adult Males Entomologica Scandinavica Supplement 34"?
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as published by Sivinsky, Marshall and Petersson in The Florida Entomologist 82: 179-197 (1999) on the downloads pge of Dipter.info.