Clusiodes caestus
Caloren & Marshall, 1998
Clusiodes caestus is a of fly in the Clusiidae, described by Caloren and Marshall in 1998. Members of this family are small to medium-sized flies commonly associated with decaying wood and fungal in forest . The species is known from limited observations, with only one documented record on iNaturalist.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Clusiodes caestus: /kluːˈsaɪoʊdiːz ˈkaɪstəs/
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Taxonomic Note
Clusiodes caestus was described in 1998 by Caloren and Marshall. The Clusiodes is part of the Clusiodinae within Clusiidae, a of acalyptrate flies. Clusiidae are sometimes referred to as 'druid flies' in older literature.
Data Availability
This has minimal documented occurrence data, with only one observation recorded on iNaturalist as of the knowledge cutoff. Published ecological or behavioral data specific to this species appears to be absent from major databases.