Ochthera mantis
Appearance
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Ephydridae |
Subfamily: | Gymnomyzinae |
Tribe: | Ochtherini |
Genus: | Ochthera |
Species: | O. mantis
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Ochthera mantis, the mantis fly, is a shore fly (family Ephydridae). The species was first described by Charles De Geer in 1776.[2]
It is a Holarctic species with a limited distribution in Europe.[3]
Biology
[edit]Ochthera mantis is a predatory fly found primarily on sandy or muddy shores, with the also predatory larvae being aquatic.
References
[edit]- ^ a b De Geer, C. (1776). Memoires pour servir a l'histoire des insectes. Stockholm: P. Hesselberg. pp. viii + 523 pp., 30 pls.
- ^ Mathis, W.N.; Zatwarnicki, T. (1995). "World catalog of shore flies (Diptera: Ephydridae)". Memoirs of Entomology, International. 4: 1–423.
- ^ "Ochthera mantis (De Geer, 1776)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- Elias, A. (2005). "Species Details Ochthera mantis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- "Mantis Fly Ochthera mantis (De Geer 1776)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved November 17, 2020.