Biology:Myioscaptia muscula
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Short description: Species of fly
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Subfamily: | Pangoniinae |
| Tribe: | Scionini |
| Genus: | Myioscaptia |
| Species: | M. muscula
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| Myioscaptia muscula | |
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Myioscaptia muscula is a large horse fly native to Australia .[3]
Ecology
The larva of Scaptia muscula lives in the pit trap of an antlion larva and feeds on the prey that it catches.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 English, K.M.I. (1955). "Notes on the morphology and biology of Scaptia vicina Tayl. and a new species of Scaptia (Diptera, Tabanidae)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 79: 219–229. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34962369.
- ↑ "Scaptia muscula English, 1955". GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/107046007. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ Moucha, J. (1976). "Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue.". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements 7: 1–320. https://www.aemnp.eu/data/article-975/956-7_0_7.pdf. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ↑ Swanson, Mark (2007). "What are Antlions?". http://www.antlionpit.com/what.html. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
Wikidata ☰ Q14742951 entry
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