Attraction of a kleptoparasitic sphaerocerid fly (Norrbomia frigipennis) to dung beetles (Phanaeus spp. and Canthon sp.)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 695-708

  Petersson, E ^a   Sivinski, J ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

dung beetles; Norrbomia frigipennis; Sphaeroceridae; visual attraction

Indexed keywords

CANTHON; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; NORRBOMIA; NORRBOMIA FRIGIPENNIS; PHANAEUS; SCARABAEIDAE; SPHAEROCERIDAE;

EID: 0030463897     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02213550     Document Type: Article

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