Pseudacteon
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Pseudacteon is a genus of flies in the family Phoridae. There are over 70 described species of Pseudacteon fly. They are also known as ant-decapitating flies due to their parasitic larval stage. An eg
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Pseudacteon tricuspis
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Pseudacteon tricuspis is a parasitoid phorid fly that decapitates its host, the imported Solenopsis invicta fire ant. Female P. tricuspis deposit their eggs directly into the fire ant host. There are
Pseudacteon
…P. spatulata (Malloch, 1912) P. tricuspis Borgmeier, 1925 P. tubiceroides Disney, 2000…
Solenopsis invicta, host of P. tricuspis