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
Solenopsis invicta, host of P. tricuspis
Phoridae
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The Phoridae are a family of small, hump-backed flies resembling fruit flies. Phorid flies can often be identified by their escape habit of running rapidly across a surface rather than taking flight.
Pseudacteon tricuspis
…Pseudacteon tricuspis (commonly referred to as a phorid fly or fire ant decapitating fly) 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…
Phorid fly 2
Hooked ovipositor of Pseudacteon curvatus