The occurrence of the family Trichoceridae in the Afrotropics is questionable, but the family is included in both the Key to Diptera families - adults (Chapter 12) and Key to Diptera families - larvae ...

Mouth hooks of first instar larvae also differed morphologically from those of later instars. Larval instars were distinguished under a dissecting microscope at 200x magnification, enabling rapid ...

to locate an area inhabited by potential hosts. Once a calling male has been located, O. ochracea deposits live larvae on the host, and on substrates surrounding the host to enable the larvae to ...