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

Farrow, Roger; Butterfield, Martin; Cranston, Peter

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

Date

2016

Authors

Farrow, Roger

Butterfield, Martin

Cranston, Peter

Publisher

Wiley

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.