Xanionotum

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

List of Xanionotum and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution
Xanionotum bruchi (Borgmeier, 1924) Neivamyrmex pseudops, Neivamyrmex gibbatus Argentina
Xanionotum delicatum (Borgmeier, 1926) ants Argentina
Xanionotum hystrix Brues, 1902 Neivamyrmex opacithorax, Neivamyrmex californicus United States: Texas
Xanionotum mexicanum Borgmeier, 1932 ants Mexico
Xanionotum nechystrix Disney, 2007 ants
Xanionotum scopifer Borgmeier, 1938 ants
Xanionotum setulitibia Borgmeier, 1938 ants
Xanionotum smithi Brues, 1936 Neivamyrmex nigrescens United States: Mississippi
Xanionotum sociatum Borgmeier, 1928 ants
Xanionotum spiniceps (Borgmeier, 1923) ants
Xanionotum spinosior (Borgmeier, 1926) ants Argentina
Xanionotum tarsale Borgmeier, 1968 ants
Xanionotum wasmanni Schmitz, 1928 Neivamyrmex nigrescens, Neivamyrmex gibbatus United States: Arizona; Colombia, French Guiana

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  • Borgmeier, T. (1926). Phorideos Myrmecophilos da Argentina (Dipt.). Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio De J.
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  • Borgmeier, T. 1932. Revisão do genero ecitophilo Xanionotum Brues, com a descripção de duas especies novas (Dipt. Phoridae). Revista de Entomologia 2: 369-380.
  • 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.
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