Biology:Pseudacteon formicarum

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Short description: Species of fly

Pseudacteon formicarum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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, Tapinoma erraticum and others.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Disney, R. H. L. (2000). "Revision of European Pseudacteon Coquillett (Diptera, Phoridae)". Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 49 (1–4): 79–91. http://www.zfmk.de/BZB/B49_H1_4/B49H14S1.PDF. [yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  2. BioLib Taxon profile Pseudacteon formicarum

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1884847 entry