Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Diptera > Ceratopogonidae > Serromyia > Serromyia femorata

Serromyia femorata

Synonyms:

Wikipedia Abstract

Serromyia femorata is a species of biting midge in the subfamily Ceratopogoninae. The species is noted for its peculiar mating practice: during mating, the ventral surfaces and mouthparts of the partners touch. After copulation, the female sucks out the body fluid of her mate through the mouth, thereby killing it (sexual cannibalism).
View Wikipedia Record: Serromyia femorata

Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Salix aurita (eared willow)[1]
Salix auritab <Unverified Name>[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Consumers

Pollinator of 
Salix aurita (eared willow)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Ecology of Commanster
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0