Apocephalus
| Apocephalus | |
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| Apocephalus longistylus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Phoridae |
| Tribe: | Metopinini |
| Genus: | Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901[1] |
| Type species | |
| Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901[1]
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| Diversity | |
| at least 300 species | |
| Synonyms | |
Apocephalus is a genus of ant-decapitating flies (insects in the family Phoridae). There are at least 300 described species in Apocephalus.[5][6][7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Coquillett, Daniel William (1901). "[Apocephalus n. gen.]. In: Pergande, the ant decapitating fly". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 4: 501. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Borgmeier, T. (1937). "Uma nova especie de Apocephalus (Dipt. Phoridae), endoparasita de Chauliognathus fallax Germ. (Col. Cantharidae)". Revista de Entomologia. 7: 207–216.
- ^ Schmitz, H. (1915). "Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der myrmecophilen und termitophilen Phoriden (Nr 16 bis 22: Neue Phoriden aus Vorderindien, gesammelt von J. Assmuth S. J., Bombay.)". Wiener Entomologische Zeitung. 34: 311–330. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.10622.
- ^ Peterson, B.V.; Robinson, W.H. (1976). "A new North American genus and species of the family Phoridae (Diptera)". The Canadian Entomologist. 108 (2): 119–121. doi:10.4039/Ent108119-2.
- ^ "Apocephalus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Browse Apocephalus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Apocephalus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Apocephalus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
Further reading
[edit]- "Phorid.net, Online Data for Phorid Flies". Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.
External links
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