Published December 29, 2015 | Version v1
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Rearing of Platystoma rufipes Meigen, 1826 (Diptera: Platystomatidae) from the stem of Crambe infested by a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).

  • 1. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 2. Melitopol, Ukraine

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The signal fly Platystoma rufipes is reared from the stems of Crambe together with a lixine weevil. This is the second record of platystomatid larvae feeding inside the stems of plants.

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