Trimerina madizans explained

Trimerina madizans is a species of shore flies, insects in the family Ephydridae.[1]

Biology

The larvae are predators of spider eggs.[2]

Distribution

Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland.

Notes and References

  1. Mathis . W.N. . Zatwarnicki . T. . World catalog of shore flies (Diptera: Ephydridae) . Memoirs of Entomology, International . 1995 . 4 . 1–423.
  2. Foote . B.A. . Biology of Trimerina madizans—a Predator of Spider Eggs (Diptera: Ephydridae) . Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington . 1984 . 86 . 3 . 486–492.