Biology of the oriental bamboo-inhabiting fly Felderimyia gombakensis and observations on mating trophallaxis in Felderimyia (Insecta, Diptera, Tephritidae, Phytalmiinae, Acanthonevrini)

Senckenbergiana Biologica

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 311-318

  Dohm, Patrick ^a   Kovač, Damir ^a   Freidberg, Amnon ^b   Hashim, Rosli Bin ^c  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acanthonevra; Bamboo; Biology; F. flavipennis; F. fusccipennis; Felderimyia gombakensis; Langatia; Lasiochila; Mating trophallaxis; New records; Nuptial feeding; Phytotelmata; Ptilona; Rioxoptilona; South East Asia; Thailand; West Malaysia

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGY; COPULATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FLY; LARVA; MALE BEHAVIOR; NEW RECORD; NUPTIAL GIFT; OVIPOSITION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

ACANTHONEVRA; ACANTHONEVRINI; CASSIDINAE; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; INSECTA; PHYTALMIINAE; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 58949100468     PISSN: 00372102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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