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Carnus Nitzsch

Wed, 05/28/2008 - 14:00 — Irina Brake
Diagnosis: 

Wings usually broken off, leaving a short stub; if wing complete, crossvein dm-cu absent. Female with abdominal sternites 1-5 absent; membrane with numerous setiferous sclerotized spots. Consists of 5 species.

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General
Distribution: 

Mainly Nearctic Region, but occurs also in the Palaearctic and Oriental Regions.

Biology: 

The larvae develop in various kinds of bird's nests, adults loose their wings and live hemiparasitic on the nestlings.

Discussion: 
Scratchpads developed and conceived by: Vince Smith, Simon Rycroft & Dave Roberts