Lifestyle:
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; hind end curving ventrally; posterior spiracles each have
numerous minute bulbs on a large chitinized elliptical area each
side of the anus (Spencer, 1976:
410, 411 (fig. 719).
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland: Currently unknown.
Hosts
elsewhere: Currently unknown. Not included in Spencer (1990).
Time
of year - larvae: Currently unknown.
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Uncommon. Haddington (Aberlady)
(Spencer, 1972b: 75). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway
(Spencer, 1976: 410) 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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