''Dinera ferina'' (Fallen) is a species of

fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...

in the family Tachinidae. In June 2018, the ''

Bulletin of Insectology The ''Bulletin of Insectology'' is a biannual peer-reviewed open access scientific journal of entomology covering morphology, biology, behaviour and physiology of insects and other arthropods; control of insects, mites, and other arthropod pests wi ...

'' wrote that Dinera ferina was "confirmed to be a parasitoid of larvae of the two Italian Platycerus species, Platycerus caprea (De Geer) and Platycerus caraboides (L.) (

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

Lucanidae)."Scaccini, Davide. “Remarks on the Biology of Dinera Ferina (Diptera Tachinidae) as Parasitoid of the Two Italian Platycerus Species (Coleoptera Lucanidae).” ''BULLETIN OF INSECTOLOGY'', vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 39–43.

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