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Vestigipoda
There are five species in this parasitoid genus of Phoridae that attack ants.
| Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vestigipoda breviseta | Maruyama & Disney, 2008 | Aenictus camposi | Malaysia | |
| Vestigipoda intermedia | Maruyama & Disney, 2008 | Aenictus | Malaysia | |
| Vestigipoda longiseta | Maruyama & Disney, 2008 | Aenictus | Malaysia | |
| Vestigipoda maschwitzi | Disney, 1998 | Aenictus gracilis | Malaysia | |
| Vestigipoda myrmolarvoidea | Disney, 1996 | Aenictus | Malaysia |
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- Borgmeier, Thomas (1928). "Nota previa sobre alguns phorideos que parasitam formigas cortadeiras dos generos Atta e AcroPmyrmex". Bol. Biol. Lab. Arasit. Fac. Med. S. Paulo. 1928: 119–126.
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- Brown BV. Differential host use by neotropical phorid flies (Diptera: Phoridae) that are parasitoids of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Sociobiology. 1999;33(3):95–103.
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- Disney, R. H. L. (1996). A new genus of scuttle fly (Diptera; Phoridae) whose legless, wingless, females mimic ant larvae (Hymenoptera; Formicidae). Sociobiology 27: 95-118.
- Disney, R.H.L. (2007). "New species and revisionary notes on scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) associated with neotropical army ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Sociobiology. 49 (3): 1–58.
- Disney, R.H.L.; Franquinho Aguiar, Antonio M. (2008). "Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) of Madeira". Fragmenta Faunistica. 51: 23–62.
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