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13-AUG-2004
Ptecticus trivittatus
Harvard, Ma.
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Paul Beuk
25-Aug-2004 06:49
A nice specimen of Ptecticus, a soldier fly. Larvae live in decaying plant matter: several southeast Asian species in bamboo shoots, P. testaceus in Costa Rica appears to synchromize with fruit-setting in mango.
Paul
