Pseudacteon formicarum

Pseudacteon formicarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Phoridae
Genus:Pseudacteon
Species: P. formicarum
Binomial name
Pseudacteon formicarum
(Verrall, 1877)

Pseudacteon formicarum is a kind of parasitic species of flies from the family of Phoridae of the subfamily Metopininae.

Distribution and ecology

Pseudacteon formicarum is found in Europe,[1][2] and is parasitic on the ants Lasius alienus, Lasius niger, Lasius emarginatus, Lasius flavus, Lasius fuliginosus, Formica sanguinea, Myrmica lobicornis and others.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Disney, R. H. L. (2000). "Revision of European Pseudacteon Coquillett (Diptera, Phoridae)" (PDF). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge. 49 (1–4): 79–91.
  2. ↑ BioLib Taxon profile Pseudacteon formicarum
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