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Miltogramminae

The Miltogramminae are a subfamily of the family Sarcophagidae. They are kleptoparasites of solitary bees and solitary wasps.

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Miltogramminae
Craticulina seriata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sarcophagidae
Subfamily: Miltogramminae
Synonyms
  • Miltogrammatinae1
  • Macronychiinae1

The Miltogramminae are a subfamily of the family Sarcophagidae. They are kleptoparasites of solitary bees and solitary wasps2 (not eusocial species).

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References

  1. Chandler, Peter J. (1998). "Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera". Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 12. Royal Entomological Society: 1–234. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Piwczyński, M.; Pape, T.; Deja-Sikora, E.; Sikora, M.; Akbarzadeh, K.; Szpila, K. (2017). "Molecular phylogeny of Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): implications for classification, systematics and evolution of larval feeding strategies". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 116. Elsevier Inc.: 49–60. Bibcode:2017MolPE.116...49P. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.07.001. PMID 28709985.
  3. Pape, Thomas H. (1996). "Catalogue of the Sarcophagidae of the World (Insecta:Diptera)". Memoirs on Entomology, International. 8. Utah: American Entomological Institute: 1–558. ISBN 9781566650632.
  4. Bezzi, Mario (1906). "Noch einige neue Namen fur Dipterengattungen". Zeitschrift für systematische Hymenopterologie und Dipterologie. 6: 49–55. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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Craticulina species. The tibial chaetae are characteristic of the genus. This species is a kleptoparasite of Philanthus in South Africa source ↗