Ochthera mantis

Ochthera mantis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Ephydridae
Subfamily:	Gymnomyzinae
Tribe:	Ochtherini
Genus:	Ochthera
Species:	O. mantis
Binomial name
	Ochthera mantis; (De Geer, 1776)
Synonyms
	Musca mantis De Geer, 1776;

Last updated February 07, 2022

Ochthera mantis, the mantis fly, is a shore fly (family Ephydridae). The species was first described by Charles De Geer in 1776.^[2]

It is a Holarctic species with a limited distribution in Europe.^[3]

Biology

Ochthera mantis is a predatory fly found primarily on sandy or muddy shores, with the also predatory larvae being aquatic.

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Ephydridae is a family of insects in the order Diptera.

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Ochthera anatolikos is a species of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.

Lemnaphila is a genus of duckweed miner flies in the family Ephydridae. There are about seven described species in Lemnaphila.

Ochthera tuberculata is a species of shore flies.

Gymnomyzinae is a subfamily of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.

Ochthera lauta is a species of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.

Dimecoenia is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.

Hecamede is a genus of shore flies.

Coenia curvicauda is a species of shore fly in the family Ephydridae.

Discocerina is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.

Discomyza is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.

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References

1 2 De Geer, C. (1776). Memoires pour servir a l'histoire des insectes. Stockholm: P. Hesselberg. pp. viii + 523 pp., 30 pls.
↑ Mathis, W.N.; Zatwarnicki, T. (1995). "World catalog of shore flies (Diptera: Ephydridae)". Memoirs of Entomology, International. 4: 1–423.
↑ "Ochthera mantis (De Geer, 1776)". Fauna Europaea . Retrieved November 17, 2020.

Elias, A. (2005). "Species Details Ochthera mantis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
"Mantis Fly Ochthera mantis (De Geer 1776)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved November 17, 2020.

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[DeGeer1776-1] 1 2 De Geer, C. (1776). Memoires pour servir a l'histoire des insectes. Stockholm: P. Hesselberg. pp. viii + 523 pp., 30 pls.

[MathisZatwarnicki-2] Mathis, W.N.; Zatwarnicki, T. (1995). "World catalog of shore flies (Diptera: Ephydridae)". Memoirs of Entomology, International. 4: 1–423.

[3] "Ochthera mantis (De Geer, 1776)". Fauna Europaea . Retrieved November 17, 2020.

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