Apocephalus similis

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Apocephalus similis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Phoridae
Genus: Apocephalus
Species: A. similis
Binomial name
Apocephalus similis
Malloch, 1912

Identification

Distribution

United States: Arizona, Texas

Habitat

Biology

Host ant: Camponotus sansabeanus

Nomenclature

Description

References

  • Borgmeier, T. (1928). Investigacoes sobre Phorideos Myrmecophilos (Diptera - Phoridae). Arch. Inst. Biol. Def. Agric. Amin. S. Paulo.
  • Borgmeier, T. (1958). "Neue Beitraege zur Kenntnis der neotropischen Phoriden (Diptera, Phoridae)". Studia Entomologica. 1: 305–406.
  • 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.