Diocophora

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

List of Diocophora and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution
Diocophora appretiata (Schmitz, 1923) ants
Diocophora armigera (Borgmeier, 1925) ants
Diocophora assimilata (Borgmeier, 1925) ants
Diocophora commutata (Borgmeier, 1925) ants
Diocophora disparifrons Borgmeier, 1959 Camponotus crassus Brazil
Diocophora duplexseta Disney, 2008 ants
Diocophora longichaeta Disney, 2007 ants
Diocophora modesta Borgmeier, 1959 ants
Diocophora multichaeta Brown & Disney, 2009 ants
Diocophora palpalis Borgmeier, 1963 ants
Diocophora praedasicara Disney, 2007 ants
Diocophora spinifemorata (Malloch, 1912) ants
Diocophora spiniventris (Borgmeier, 1925) ants
Diocophora trichogaster Borgmeier, 1963 ants

REFERENCES

  • Borgmeier, T. (1925). "Novos subsidios para o conhecimento da familia Phoridae". Arquivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro. 25: 85–281, pls. I-XVII.
  • Borgmeier, T. 1959. Neue und wenig bekannte Phoriden aus der neotropischen Region. Nebst einigen Arten aud dem Belgischen Congo-Gebiet (Diptera, Phoridae). Studia ent. 2: 129-208.
  • Borgmeier, T. (1963). Revision of the North American Phorid Flies. Part 1. (Dipt. Phoridae). Studia Ent.
  • Brown BV. Differential host use by neotropical phorid flies (Diptera: Phoridae) that are parasitoids of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Sociobiology. 1999;33(3):95–103.
  • Brown BV, Kung GA, Porras W. A new type of ant-decapitation in the Phoridae (Insecta: Diptera). Biodivers Data J. 2015 Jan 2;(3):e4299
  • Disney, H. R. L., & Berghoff, S. M. (2007). New species and new records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) associated with army ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Panama. Sociobiology.
  • Disney, R. H. L., & Berghoff, S. M. (2008). Further records, with a new species, of scuttle flies (Diptera, Phoridae) associated with army ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Panama. Sociobiology.
  • Enderlein, G. 1912. Die Phoridenfauna Süd-Brasiliens. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 73: 16-45. [1912.03.20]
  • 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.
  • Schmitz, H. 1923. Zwei neue Phoriden aus Australien und Brasilien. Ent. Ber. 6: 188-192.