Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Authors: | K. M. Yusah, Fayle T. M. |
Journal: | Biodiversity Data Journal |
Volume: | 2 |
Issue: | e4168 |
Pagination: | 6 pp |
Date Published: | 2014/11/14 |
Keywords: | Malayia, Milichia, myrmecophily |
Abstract: | Flies in the family Milichiidae are often myrmecophilic. We document the first record of a fly from this family interacting with an ant of the genus Polyrhachis. In lowland riparian rainforest in Sabah, Malaysia, we observed a female of the genus Milichia following an ant of the species of P. illaudata, and repeatedly attempting to make close contact. Our |
DOI: | 10.3897/BDJ.2.e4168 |
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