New austral records of massive swarming by a chloropid fly, Chloromerus striatifrons (Diptera: Chloropidae)

Roger Farrow; Martin Butterfield; Peter S. Cranston

doi:10.1111/aen.12181

New austral records of massive swarming by a chloropid fly, Chloromerus striatifrons (Diptera: Chloropidae)

Roger Farrow, Martin Butterfield, Peter S. Cranston^*

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Abstract

Mass aggregations, including aerial swarms, of a yellow swarming chloropid fly are reported from Australia. The species, Chloromerus striatifrons (Becker), is endemic to south-eastern Australia and has been reported swarming only once previously, 40 years ago.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	268-273
Number of pages	6
Journal	Austral Entomology
Volume	55
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12181
Publication status	Published - 2016

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New austral records of massive swarming by a chloropid fly, Chloromerus striatifrons (Diptera: Chloropidae)

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