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Dexia rustica (Fabricius, 1775) (a parasitoid fly)

Suggested Literature

General Works

Walker, M.G., 1943 Notes on the biology of Dexia rustica F., a dipterous parasite of Melolontha melolontha

Dexia rustica may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
CALYPTRATA
(calypterate flies)
TACHINIDAE
(parasitoid flies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Dexia rustica is associated with:

larva Amphimallon solstitialis - Summer Chafer (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) larva is endoparasitoid of larva Belshaw, R., 1993
Walker, M.G., 1943
Photos larva Melolontha melolontha - Common Cockchafer, May Bug (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) larva is endoparasitoid of larva Belshaw, R., 1993
Walker, M.G., 1943
Photos larva Phyllopertha horticola - Bracken Chafer, Fernshaw Beetle, Chovey, June Gug, Field Chafer, Garden Chafer (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) larva is endoparasitoid of larva Belshaw, R., 1993
Walker, M.G., 1943

There may be more taxa associated with Dexia rustica listed at higher taxonomic level

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
CYCLORRHAPHA
(a suborder of flies)

Associated with Dexia rustica:

Dexia rustica may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
TACHINIDAE
(parasitoid flies)

References

Belshaw, R., 1993 Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Walker, M.G., 1943 Notes on the biology of Dexia rustica F., a dipterous parasite of Melolontha melolontha

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