Apocephalus

There are a few species in this parasitoid genus of Phoridae that attack ants. The geographic range of A. paraponerae is generally coextensive with that of its host, P. clavata. They both occupy the neotropical region and are widespread in the lowland rainforests of Brazil, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and northern Argentina.

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.


 * Brown, B.V. 2002. Revision of the Apocephalus pergandei-group of ant-decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae) Contributions in Science, 496: 1-58, 2002


 * Brown BV. 2014. Revision of the Apocephalus analis group of ant-decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae). Zootaxa. 2014 Sep 1;3857(4):551-70. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.4.5. PMID: 25283122.