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1 June 2009 Field Observations on Milichia patrizii Ant-Mugging Flies (Diptera: Milichiidae: Milichiinae) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Alexander L. Wild, Irina Brake
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Abstract

Kleptoparasitic behaviour of a myrmecophilous fly, Milichia patrizii Hennig, 1952, towards the ant Crematogaster castanea tricolor Gerstaecker, 1859 in South Africa is documented, illustrated by photographs, and discussed.

Alexander L. Wild and Irina Brake "Field Observations on Milichia patrizii Ant-Mugging Flies (Diptera: Milichiidae: Milichiinae) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa," African Invertebrates 50(1), 205-212, (1 June 2009). https://doi.org/10.5733/afin.050.0109
Published: 1 June 2009
KEYWORDS
Afrotropical
behaviour
Crematogaster
Formicidae
kleptoparasitism
Milichia
Milichiidae
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