Natural history and description of Aphiura breviceps Schmitz, a scuttle fly (Diptera: Phoridae) whose larvae prey on the eggs of frogs (Anura: Myobatrachidae) in Western Australia

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-21

  Davis, Robert A ^a   Disney, R Henry L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphiura; Frog eggs; Heleioporus; Phorid; Predation; Scuttlefly

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BREVICEPS; DIPTERA; HELEIOPORUS; INVERTEBRATA; MYOBATRACHIDAE; PHORIDAE;

EID: 0037424103     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2003.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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