''Pseudacteon formicarum'' is a kind of parasitic species of
flies from the family of
Phoridae of the subfamily
Metopininae
The Metopininae are a subfamily of flies in the family Phoridae.
Taxonomy
Tribe: Beckerinini
*'' Beckerina'' Malloch, 1910
Tribe: Metopinini Peterson 1987
*'' Acanthophorides'' Borgmeier, 1924
*'' Acontistoptera'' Brues, 1902
*'' Apocepha ...
.
Distribution and ecology
''Pseudacteon formicarum'' is found in
Europe,
Taxon profile ''Pseudacteon formicarum'' and is parasitic on the ants '' Lasius alienus'', '' Lasius niger'', ''Lasius emarginatus
''Lasius emarginatus'' is a species of boreal formicine ants.
Description
''Lasius emarginatus'' is a small ant, reaching a length of 3–5.5 mm in the workers, 7–10 mm in the females and 7–14.5 mm in males. In workers and f ...
'', ''Lasius flavus
The yellow meadow ant (''Lasius flavus''), also known as the yellow hill ant, is a species of ant occurring in Europe (where it is one of the most common ants), Asia, and North Africa. Populations in North America are now considered a different, ...
'', ''Lasius fuliginosus
''Lasius fuliginosus'', also known as the jet ant or jet black ant, is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae.
Distribution
This species has a wide distribution in Europe and Asia, from Portugal and Ireland in the west, Finland in the nort ...
'', '' Formica sanguinea'', ''Myrmica lobicornis
''Myrmica lobicornis'' is an ant species distributed through the planes of North Europe and the mountains of Central and Southern Europe. It is also found in the forest zone of East Europe, the Caucasus, West Siberia, North-East Kazakhstan, East ...
'' and others.
References
External links
Zipcodezoo
Phoridae
Insects described in 1877
Muscomorph flies of Europe
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