Pseudacteon

There are 73 species in this parasitoid genus of Phoridae that attack ants.

REFERENCES
 * Borgmeier, T. (1924). Um novo genero de Phorideos do Parana. Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio De Janeiro.


 * Borgmeier, T. (1925). "Novos subsidios para o conhecimento da familia Phoridae". Arquivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro. 25: 85–281, pls. I-XVII.


 * Borgmeier, T. (1926). Phorideos Myrmecophilos da Argentina (Dipt.). Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio De J.


 * Borgmeier, T. (1928). Investigacoes sobre Phorideos Myrmecophilos (Diptera - Phoridae). Arch. Inst. Biol. Def. Agric. Amin. S. Paulo.


 * Borgmeier, T. 1932. Revisão do genero ecitophilo Xanionotum Brues, com a descripção de duas especies novas (Dipt. Phoridae). Revista de Entomologia 2: 369-380.


 * Borgmeier, T. 1959. Neue und wenig bekannte Phoriden aus der neotropischen Region. Nebst einigen Arten aud dem Belgischen Congo-Gebiet (Diptera, Phoridae). Studia ent. 2: 129-208.


 * Borgmeier, T. (1962). Cinco especies novas do genero pseudacteon Coquillett. Arq. Mus. Nac.


 * Borgmeier, T. (1963). Revision of the North American Phorid Flies. Part 1. (Dipt. Phoridae). Studia Ent.


 * Borgmeier, T. 1969. New or little-known phorid flies, mainly of the Neotropical Region. Studia Entomologica 12: 33-132.


 * Brown BV. Differential host use by neotropical phorid flies (Diptera: Phoridae) that are parasitoids of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Sociobiology. 1999;33(3):95–103.


 * Brown BV, Morrison LW. 1999. New Pseudacteon (Diptera: Phoridae) from North America that parasitizes the native fire ant Solenopsis geminata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 92: 308–311.


 * Brown, B.V., Folgarait, P. & Gilbert, L. 2003. A new species of Pseudacteon attacking Solenopsis fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina. Sociobiology 41(3): 685-688.


 * Brown BV, Kung GA, Porras W. A new type of ant-decapitation in the Phoridae (Insecta: Diptera). Biodivers Data J. 2015 Jan 2;(3):e4299


 * Brues, C.T. 1902. New and little known guests of the Texan legionary ants. American Naturalist 36: 365-378.


 * Brues, C.T. 1936. A new ecitophilous North American phorid fly. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 31: 68-70.


 * Disney, R. H. L. (2007). New species and revisionary notes on scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) associated with Neotropical army ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology.


 * Disney, H. R. L., & Berghoff, S. M. (2007). New species and new records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) associated with army ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Panama. Sociobiology.


 * Disney, R. H. L., & Berghoff, S. M. (2008). Further records, with a new species, of scuttle flies (Diptera, Phoridae) associated with army ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Panama. Sociobiology.


 * Enderlein, G. 1912. Die Phoridenfauna Süd-Brasiliens. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 73: 16-45. [1912.03.20]


 * Malloch, J.R. 1912. The insects of the dipterous family Phoridae in the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 43[1938]: 411-529.


 * [[Media:Porter, S. D. (1998.pdf| Porter, S. D. (1998). Biology and Behavior of Pseudacteon Decapitating Flies (Diptera: Phoridae) That Parasitize Solenopsis Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The Florida Entomologist, 81(3), 292–309. ]]


 * Schmitz, H. 1923. Zwei neue Phoriden aus Australien und Brasilien. Ent. Ber. 6: 188-192.


 * [[Media:Steyskal, 1944.pdf| Steyskal, G.C. 1944. A new ant-attacking fly of the genus Pseudacteon, with a key to the females of the North American species (Diptera, Phoridae). Occas. Pap. Mus. Zool. 489: 1-4.]]