Rhyncophoromyia

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

List of Rhyncophoromyia and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution
Rhyncophoromyia calvipalpis (Borgmeier, 1967) ants Malaysia
Rhyncophoromyia conica (Malloch, 1912) ants United States, Canada
Rhyncophoromyia diversa Prado, 1976 ants
Rhyncophoromyia gymnopleura Borgmeier, 1926 Acromyrmex
Rhyncophoromyia laticosta Borgmeier, 1959 ants Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rhyncophoromyia maculineura Borgmeier, 1959 Camponotus sericeiventris Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru
Rhyncophoromyia nearctica Borgmeier, 1963 ants
Rhyncophoromyia nubilifurca Borgmeier, 1969 ants Costa Rica
Rhyncophoromyia spinipleura Borgmeier, 1959 ants Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rhyncophoromyia trivittata Malloch, 1923 ants Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Peru, French Guiana
Rhyncophoromyia umbrosa Borgmeier, 1959 ants Democratic Republic of the Congo

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