Commoptera

There is are six species in this parasitoid genus of Phoridae that attack ants.

List of Commoptera and their Host Ants

Genus and species	Author and Year	Ant Host	Distribution
Commoptera affinis	Borgmeier, 1928	Neivamyrmex legionis	Brazil
Commoptera coeci	Borgmeier, 1971	ants
Commoptera ecitonis	Borgmeier, 1926	ants
Commoptera pygmaea	Borgmeier, 1928	Eciton dulcium	Argentina
Commoptera setiventris	Borgmeier, 1971	ants
Commoptera solenopsidis	Brues, 1901	Solenopsis geminata	United States

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