Open AccessPseudacteonParasitoids ofAzteca instabilisAnts in Southern Mexico (Diptera: Phoridae; Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Author(s) -
Brian V. Brown,
Stacy M. Philpott
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
psyche a journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1687-7438
pISSN - 0033-2615
DOI - 10.1155/2012/351232
Subject(s) - phoridae , hymenoptera , biology , natural enemies , parasitoid , biological pest control , ecology , aculeata , zoology
Three new species of the genus Pseudacteon are described, all from Chiapas, Mexico, and all of which are parasitoids of the ant Azteca instabilis. Sternite 6 of Pseudacteon dorymyrmecis Borgmeier is illustrated for the first time, and P. confusus Disney is synonymized with this species. The natural history of the Azteca-Pseudacteon interaction is described
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