Lifestyle: Currently unknown.
Larva: The larvae of flies are leg-less maggots without a head capsule (see examples). They never have thoracic or abdominal legs. They do not have chewing mouthparts, although they do have a characteristic cephalo-pharyngeal skeleton (see examples), usually visible internally through the body wall.
Puparium: The puparia of flies are formed within the hardened last larval skin or puparium and as a result sheaths enclosing head appendages, wings and legs are not visible externally (see examples).
Brown; posterior spiracular processes adjoining, each with three
bulbs (Spencer, 1972b: 103
(fig. 350), 104; Spencer, 1976:
197 (fig. 346)).
Comments:
This species was synonymised with incisa (Meigen, 1830) by Spencer and Martinez (1987),
but was restored to species rank by Henshaw in Chandler
1998: 140.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland: Grasses (Spencer, 1972b: 104).
Hosts
elsewhere: Currently unknown. Not in Spencer,
1990.
Time
of year - larvae: Currently unknown.
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Oxford (Oxford, Free Ferry Road)
(Spencer, 1972b: 104). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Denmark (Spencer,
1976: 197) and Germany (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Currently unknown.
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