Acontistoptera

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There are four species in this parasitoid genus of Phoridae that attack ants.


List of Acontistoptera and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution
Acontistoptera brasiliensis Schmitz, 1914 ants
Acontistoptera hirsuta Borgmeier, 1925 ants
Acontistoptera melanderi Brues, 1902 ants
Acontistoptera mexicana Malloch, 1912 ants

REFERENCES

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  • Coquillett, Daniel William (1901). "[Apocephalus n. gen.]. In: Pergande, the ant decapitating fly". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 4: 501.
  • Malloch, J.R. (1912). "The insects of the dipterous family Phoridae in the United States National Museum". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 43 (1938): 411–529.
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