Pseudacteon formicarum
| Pseudacteon formicarum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Phoridae |
| Genus: | Pseudacteon |
| Species: | P. formicarum
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudacteon formicarum (Verrall, 1877)
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Pseudacteon formicarum is a kind of parasitic species of flies from the family of Phoridae of the subfamily Metopininae.
Distribution and ecology
[edit]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, Tapinoma erraticum and others.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Disney, R. H. L. (2000). "Revision of European Pseudacteon Coquillett (Diptera, Phoridae)" (PDF). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge. 49 (1–4): 79–91.[permanent dead link]
- ^ BioLib Taxon profile Pseudacteon formicarum
External links
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