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Ochthera mantis

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Ochthera mantis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Ephydridae
Subfamily: Gymnomyzinae
Tribe: Ochtherini
Genus: Ochthera
Species:
O. mantis
Binomial name
Ochthera mantis
(De Geer, 1776)[1]
Synonyms

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

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Ochthera mantis is a predatory fly found primarily on sandy or muddy shores, with the also predatory larvae being aquatic.

References

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  1. ^ a b De Geer, C. (1776). Memoires pour servir a l'histoire des insectes. Stockholm: P. Hesselberg. pp. viii + 523 pp., 30 pls.
  2. ^ Mathis, W.N.; Zatwarnicki, T. (1995). "World catalog of shore flies (Diptera: Ephydridae)". Memoirs of Entomology, International. 4: 1–423.
  3. ^ "Ochthera mantis (De Geer, 1776)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved November 17, 2020.