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    Pseudacteon is a genus of flies in the family Phoridae. There are over 70 described species of Pseudacteon fly. They are also known as ant-decapitating...
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  • Pseudacteon tricuspis (commonly referred to as a phorid fly or fire ant decapitating fly) is a parasitoid phorid fly that decapitates its host, the imported...
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    smaller than vinegar flies; two species in this family (Pseudacteon tricuspis and Pseudacteon curvatus) are parasitoids of the red imported fire ant in...
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    1930s. The genus Pseudacteon, or ant-decapitating flies, of which 110 species have been documented, is a parasitoid of ants. Pseudacteon species reproduce...
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  • Pseudacteon formicarum is a kind of parasitic species of flies from the family of Phoridae of the subfamily Metopininae. Pseudacteon formicarum is found...
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  • releasing the fungus's spores. Several species of fly in the genus Pseudacteon parasitize fire ants. The fly injects an egg into the ant's thorax; upon...
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    Flies in the genus Pseudacteon (phorid flies) are known to be parasitic to ants. Some species within this genus, such as Pseudacteon tricuspis, have been...
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    of Texas Red Imported Fire Ant RIFA (Solenopsis invicta) Phorid fly (Pseudacteon) Research Project FAQ". "Research". "UT's Brackenridge Tract: For Love...
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  • Entomologica. 14: 1–172. Borgmeier, T. (1962). "Cinco especies novas do genero Pseudacteon Coquillett". Arquivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro. 52: 27–30...
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    Platypezoidea Pseudacteon sp. (Phoridae) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera...
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