Open AccessA New North American Species of Pseudacteon (Diptera: Phoridae), Parasitic on Nylanderia arenivaga (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Author(s) -
Brian V. Brown,
Scott A. Schneider,
John S. LaPolla
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of the entomological society of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1938-2901
pISSN - 0013-8746
DOI - 10.1603/an10081
Subject(s) - phoridae , hymenoptera , biology , ant , parasitoid , aculeata , ecology , zoology , parasitism , host (biology)
A new species of ant-parasitizing Pseudacteon Coquillett phorid is described. Pseudacteon gracilisetus n. sp. was discovered parasitizing the ant species Nylanderia arenivaga (Wheeler). This species is the second known Pseudacteon parasite of Nylanderia ants.
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