BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Crataerina hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1758) (a flat fly)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Crataerina hirundinis	Imago	23 August 1975	Surrey	England	10

Suggested Literature

Crataerina hirundinis may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Crataerina hirundinis is associated with:

	imago	Apus (Apodiformes: Apodidae)	imago ectoparasitises		Hutson, A.M., 1984
	imago	Delichon urbica - House Martin (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae)	imago ectoparasitises mainly young		Hutson, A.M., 1984
	imago	Hirundo (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae)	imago ectoparasitises		Hutson, A.M., 1984
	imago	Riparia riparia - Sand Martin (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae)	imago ectoparasitises		Hutson, A.M., 1984
	imago	Passer - sparrows (Passeriformes: Passeridae)	imago ectoparasitises		Hutson, A.M., 1984 [may become temporarily infested if occupying Delichon nests]
	larva	Delichon urbica - House Martin (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae)	larva is a guest in nest		Hutson, A.M., 1984
	puparium	Delichon urbica - House Martin (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae)	puparium is a guest in nest		Hutson, A.M., 1984

There may be more taxa associated with Crataerina hirundinis listed at higher taxonomic level

Associated with Crataerina hirundinis:

	puparium	puparium is endoparasitoid host of larva, pupa	Dibrachys cavus - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)		Hutson, A.M., 1984
	puparium	puparium is endoparasitoid host of larva, pupa	Nasonia vitripennis - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)		Hutson, A.M., 1984

Crataerina hirundinis may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References