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Eylais is a genus of belonging to the family Eylaidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
The smallest (and hence youngest) larvae occur on beetles in early spring, suggesting that some Eylias Overwintering on their hosts. The larvae grow rapidly and reach their maximum size in late June/July, then advance to a nonparasitic life stage. Parasitism rates of Eylias on beetles are highest in early spring, decline through the summer and increase again in autumn.
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