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DIPTERA, Otitidae (= Ortalidae) -- <Images> & <Juveniles> Ortalids
are primarily plant feeders and are often scavengers in decaying plant
materials. However, Lopez (1934) gave
a brief account of Elassogaster sepsoides Wlk. as a predator in egg
capsules of the migratory locust, Locusta
migratoria var. migratorioides R. & F. in the
Philippines. This species was
considered as the most important of natural enemies attacking the eggs of Locusta in the islands. In the insectary, maggots were found in
egg capsules within one week after exposure to mated flies. A maximum of 28 maggots were found in one
capsule. They were not believed to be
limited in feeding to a single mass of eggs, but rather to move about in soil
searching for others (Clausen 1940/62). References: Please refer to <biology.ref.htm>, [Additional
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