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| Robber flies | | ...eir biodiversity. Robber flies can be encountered in different habitats, from forests to sandy areas.
Less is known about their larvae They live in soil or in the woods and, like the adult flies, feed on other insects and their larvae (mainly on scarab beetles’ larvae, or on the larvae of beetles which live in wood). The larval stage takes 1-2 years before the larvae pupate.
Adult robber flies ambush other insects in flight. For this purpose they perch and wait. . If an insect is flying in t... | | |
| | Scarabs | | The scarabs (Scarabaeidae), also known as scarab beetles, in the order beetles (Coleoptera), suborder Polyphaga, infraorder Scarabaeiformia and in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea, form a large and diverse family whose classification is not yet fully resolved. Subfamilies of the scarabs are: Acanthocerinae, Aegialiinae, Allidiostomainae, Aphodiinae, Cetoniinae, Dynastinae, Euchirinae, Melolonthinae, Orphninae, Pachypodinae, Phaenomeridinae, Phileurinae, Rutelinae, Scarabaeinae (in Europe only), Trichiinae and Valginae. | | |
| | | Scarab species may be diurnal or nocturnal. Adult beetles and larvae feed on decaying plant parts or on dung. Some species, such as Scarabaeus sacer, undertake an extraordinary high level of brood care, rolling manure into balls and keeping these in reserve as a food source for their larvae. Due to their ability to produce humus, these species are ecologically important. Other species... | | |
| | ...of legs are strongly built and ciliated. They help the Scoliidae to bury themselves in the ground. The burial, if it is not for the night only, especially in the female specimens allows access to the soil or rotting wood, where different species of scarab larvae live, which are amongst the preferred host animals of the Scoliid wasp’s larvae.
Scoliidae prefer warm temperatures. Adults (especially Campsomerinae) are flower visitors, feeding on nectar or honeydew. They are not aggressive. | | |
| | After mating, the females lay their eggs, 2-4 mm in length (depending on the species, inside scarab or weevil larvae. The host larva is stung in the neck or chest area and is repeatedly kneaded with the mouth parts (mandibles). The females then build tunnels in the earth, sometimes to a depth of one metre beneath the surface of the soil, and drag ... | | |
| | Anthrenus pimpinellae | | Anthrenus pimpinellae belong to the genus Anthrenus, in the order beetles (Coleoptera), the suborder Polyphaga (water, rove, scarab, longhorn, leaf and snout beetles), the infraorder Bostrichiformia, the superfamily Bostrichoidea (carpet, powder-post and death-watch beetles), the family skin beetles (Dermestidae), the subfamily Megatominae (synonym Anthreninae) and the tribe Ant... | | |
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