Английская Википедия:Gauromydas heros

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Gauromydas heros is a species of giant fly belonging to the family Mydidae. It is the largest species of the entire order of Diptera or true flies.

Distribution

This species has a Neotropical distribution (Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay).[1][2]

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Mounted specimen

Description

Gauromydas heros can reach a length of Шаблон:Convert and a wingspan of about Шаблон:Convert. It is the largest fly known. The wing membrane is whitish, brown or orange, with a hyaline apex and a posterior margin.[2]

Biology

Adult males are flower visitors, while females do not feed at all. Larvae live in the nest of ants (Atta species), feeding on immature insects. Mature larva dig a pupation chamber in the soil. Then the imago emerges.[2]

See also

References

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  2. 2,0 2,1 2,2 Calhau Julia, Lamas Carlos José Einicker, Nihei Silvio Shigueo Review of the Gauromydas giant flies (Insecta, Diptera, Mydidae), with descriptions of two new species from Central and South America Magnolia Press, New Zealand Шаблон:ISSN doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4048.3.3