Apocephalus pergandei

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Apocephalus pergandei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Phoridae
Genus: Apocephalus
Species: A. pergandei
Binomial name
Apocephalus pergandei
Coquillett, 1901

Identification

Distribution

Canada, United States

Habitat

Biology

Host ant: Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Nomenclature

Description

References

  • Borgmeier, T. (1928). Investigacoes sobre Phorideos Myrmecophilos (Diptera - Phoridae). Arch. Inst. Biol. Def. Agric. Amin. S. Paulo.
  • Borgmeier, T. (1958). "Neue Beitraege zur Kenntnis der neotropischen Phoriden (Diptera, Phoridae)". Studia Entomologica. 1: 305–406.
  • Coquillett, Daniel William (1901). "[Apocephalus n. gen.]. In: Pergande, the ant decapitating fly". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 4: 501.