Craticulina

Description: English: Craticulina is a genus of flies in the family Sarcophagidae, but with unusual habits for Sarcophagids; They lay their eggs (larvae actually) on the prey of certain hunting wasps, usually fly-hunters, but this species parasitises a South African Bee-pirate (Philanthus diadema?). The fly is much smaller than the wasp, about 5mm long. Date: 11 February 2010. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield. This specimen was grooming itself with its hind legs when photographed. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. :. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 truetrue.

Description: English: Craticulina is a genus of flies in the family Sarcophagidae, but with unusual habits for sarcophagids: they lay their larvae on the prey of certain hunting wasps, usually fly-hunters. This species parasitises a South African bee-pirate (Philanthus diadema?). The fly is much smaller than the wasp, about 5mm long. This specimen was waiting on a dead leaf of a Syzygium outside a Philanthus tunnel. Not long after the photograph she went after a returning wasp. Date: 4 March 2010, 17:15. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield. Other versions: This file has an extracted image: File:Diptera Sarcophagidae Miltogramminae Craticulina showing arista Kleptoparasite of Philanthus (cropped).jpg..

Description: English: Craticulina is a genus of flies in the family Sarcophagidae, but with unusual habits for Sarcophagids; They lay their eggs (larvae actually) on the prey of certain hunting wasps, usually fly-hunters, but this species parasitises a South African Bee-pirate (Philanthus diadema?). The fly is much smaller than the wasp, about 5mm long. Date: 4 March 2010. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield. The chaetae on the tibia are characteristic. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. :. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 truetrue.

Description: English: Craticulina is a genus of flies in the family Sarcophagidae, but with unusual habits for sarcophagids: they lay their larvae on the prey of certain hunting wasps, usually fly-hunters. This species parasitises a South African bee-pirate (Philanthus diadema?). The fly is much smaller than the wasp, about 5mm long. This specimen was waiting on a dead leaf of a Syzygium outside a Philanthus tunnel. Not long after the photograph she went after a returning wasp. Date: 4 March 2010, 17:15. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield. Other versions: : This file has been extracted from another file: Diptera Sarcophagidae Miltogramminae Craticulina showing arista Kleptoparasite of Philanthus.jpg : .

Description: English: Craticulina is a genus of flies in the family Sarcophagidae, but with unusual habits for Sarcophagids; They lay their eggs (larvae actually) on the prey of certain hunting wasps, usually fly-hunters, but this species parasitises a South African Bee-pirate (Philanthus diadema?). The fly is much smaller than the wasp, about 5mm long. Date: 4 March 2010. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield. The tibial chaetae are characteristic. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. :. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 truetrue.

Lateral. Catalog no.: USNM ENT 01443319. Specimen ID: 8316340. Taxon rep.: Craticulina tabaniformis. Image quality: 1. Aspect ratio: 1.333.

Microplate. Catalog no.: BIOUG68176-E04. Specimen ID: 13221081. Field no.: GMP#19535. Image quality: 1. Aspect ratio: 1.333.

Microplate. Catalog no.: CBG-A01536-E11. Specimen ID: 17474351. Field no.: GMP#19098. Taxon rep.: Craticulina diffusa. Image quality: 1. Aspect ratio: 1.333.