ABSTRACT
Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 351
Historical Overview .................................................................................................................... 351
Material and Methods ................................................................................................................. 353
Mating Behaviour ....................................................................................................................... 354
Dictyophara europea, the European lantern fly, is the only representative of the mostly tropical
Dictyopharidae in Germany, where it occurs locally, and also in Berlin and the surrounding area. It
may be found in relatively dry grassland, but always in the direct vicinity of open water.
