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1 December 2015 A Note on the Mating Behavior of Empis gulosa Coquillett (Diptera: Empididae)
Abstract

I present here the first description of the mating behavior of the empidid fly Empis gulosa. Males of this predatory species appear to provide their copulatory partners with a nuptial gift in the form of a small insect that the female consumes while mating. In northern Virginia, copulations occur in late April and early May primarily in the late afternoon or evening.

"A Note on the Mating Behavior of Empis gulosa Coquillett (Diptera: Empididae)," Northeastern Naturalist 22(4), (1 December 2015). https://doi.org/10.1656/045.022.0401
Published: 1 December 2015
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