Pseudacteon is a genus of flies in the family Phoridae. There are over 70 described species of Pseudacteon fly. They are also known as ant-decapitating...
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Pseudacteon tricuspis (commonly referred to as a phorid fly or fire ant decapitating fly) is a parasitoid phorid fly that decapitates its host, the imported...
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smaller than vinegar flies; two species in this family (Pseudacteon tricuspis and Pseudacteon curvatus) are parasitoids of the red imported fire ant in...
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1930s. The genus Pseudacteon, or ant-decapitating flies, of which 110 species have been documented, is a parasitoid of ants. Pseudacteon species reproduce...
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Pseudacteon formicarum is a kind of parasitic species of flies from the family of Phoridae of the subfamily Metopininae. Pseudacteon formicarum is found...
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Behavior-altering parasite (section Pseudacteon)
releasing the fungus's spores. Several species of fly in the genus Pseudacteon parasitize fire ants. The fly injects an egg into the ant's thorax; upon...
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Flies in the genus Pseudacteon (phorid flies) are known to be parasitic to ants. Some species within this genus, such as Pseudacteon tricuspis, have been...
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of Texas Red Imported Fire Ant RIFA (Solenopsis invicta) Phorid fly (Pseudacteon) Research Project FAQ". "Research". "UT's Brackenridge Tract: For Love...
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Entomologica. 14: 1–172. Borgmeier, T. (1962). "Cinco especies novas do genero Pseudacteon Coquillett". Arquivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro. 52: 27–30...
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Platypezoidea Pseudacteon sp. (Phoridae) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera...
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JSTOR 3496027. Porter, Samford; Pesquero, Marcos (2001). "Illustrated Key to Pseudacteon Decapitating Flies (Diptera: Phoridae) that Attack Solenopsis saevissima...
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Enderlein, 1912 Phymatopterella Brues, 1933 Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958 Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907 Puliciphora Dahl, 1897 Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 1923...
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Enderlein, 1912 Phymatopterella Brues, 1933 Physoptera Borgmeier, 1958 Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907 Puliciphora Dahl, 1897 Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 1923...
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