Myrmosicarius infestans

Myrmosicarius infestans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Phoridae
Genus:	Myrmosicarius
Species:	M. infestans
Binomial name
Myrmosicarius infestans Borgmeier, 1931

Biology

Host ant:Acromyrmex aspersus

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.

• Brown, Brian & Bragança, Marcos & Gomes, Diego & Queiroz, Jarbas & Teixeira, Marcos. (2012). Parasitoid phorid flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from the threatened leafcutter ant Atta robusta Borgmeier (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa. 3385. 33-38. 10.11646/zootaxa.3385.1.2.