Kingdom Animalia Family Phoridae Genus Pseudacteon Order Fly | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
Similar Pseudacteon, Fly, Ant‑decapitating flies, Phoridae, Lasius | ||
Pseudacteon formicarum is a kind of parasitic species of fly from the family of Phoridae of the subfamily Metopininae.
Distribution and ecology
P. formicarum is found in Europe, and is parasitic on the ants Lasius alienus, Lasius niger, Lasius emarginatus, Lasius flavus, Lasius fuliginosus, Formica sanguinea, Myrmica lobicornis and others.
References
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