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 Ant parasitoid ID (maybe Phoridae)
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| Bernardo Segura |
Posted on 11-04-2012 04:56
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Hi everyone, i saw some flies flying over and perhaps laying eggs in Camponotus morosus ants here in Chile and i'm very curious to know what specie of fly is this. The fly was parasiting the ants while they were fighting, was a very interesting observation and you can see more photos here if your are interested: http://www.lamarabunta.org/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=25340&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=0 and the photos for the ID are these:     i will be very happy if you can help me with this, THANKS!! Bernardo Segura Edited by Bernardo Segura on 11-04-2012 05:02 |
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| nielsyese |
Posted on 11-04-2012 05:28
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 Member Location: Yerseke, NL Posts: 2383 Joined: 13.02.09 |
!It is indeed a Phoridae. Interesting observation!
Best wishes, Niels-Jan Dek |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 11-04-2012 08:24
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Phoridae is correct. This is one for Brian Brown.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 11-04-2012 13:15
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10661 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Here's an introduction to ant-decapitating flies by Brian Brown: http://www.phorid...index.html My recollection is Apocephalus is the common genus of ant-decapitating flies but there are species of other genera with similar behavior. |
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| Bernardo Segura |
Posted on 11-04-2012 16:49
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Member Location: Posts: 2 Joined: 09.04.12 |
Thanks!! i hope Bryan can reply, he mencion that Apocephalus genus is absent from Chile |
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