The Phoridae are a family of small, hump-backed flies resembling fruit flies. Phorid flies can often be identified by their escape habit of running rapidly...
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visit fungus infected male flowers. The larvae of Megaselia scalaris (Phoridae) are almost omnivorous and consume such substances as paint and shoe polish...
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Dohrniphora cornuta (category Phoridae)
Dohrniphora cornuta is a cosmopolitan species of scuttle fly (Phoridae). This species can be distinguished from others of its genus by its dark brown scutum...
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OCLC 28024976.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) Liston, Andrew (1979). "On Phoridae (Diptera) from Sawfly Cocoons (Hym Symphyta)" (PDF). The Entomologist's...
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Megaselia scalaris (category Phoridae)
fly Megaselia scalaris is a member of the order Diptera and the family Phoridae, and it is widely distributed in warm regions of the world. The family...
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"Behavior and Host Location Cues of Apocephalus paraponerae (Diptera: Phoridae), a Parasitoid of the Giant Tropical Ant, Paraponera clavata (Hymenoptera:...
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parasitoids of Arionidae, Limacidae and Philomycidae. Flies in the family Phoridae, specially those in the genus Megaselia, are parasitoids of Agriolimacidae...
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Pseudacteon (category Phoridae)
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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flies) Lonchopteridae (spear-winged flies) Opetiidae (flat-footed flies) Phoridae (scuttle flies, coffin flies, humpbacked flies) Platypezidae (flat-footed...
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flies) Lonchopteridae (spear-winged flies) Opetiidae (flat-footed flies) Phoridae (scuttle flies, coffin flies, humpbacked flies) Platypezidae (flat-footed...
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a section of the Brachycera. Two large families, the Syrphidae and the Phoridae, and a number of smaller taxa are in this group. They are similar to most...
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Apocephalus paraponerae (category Phoridae)
Apocephalus paraponerae is a species of fly in the family Phoridae discovered by Borgmeier in 1958. This species is a parasitoid of the giant tropical...
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swelling, and slurred speech, can be fatal if not treated. Phorid flies, or Phoridae, are a large family of small, hump-backed flies somewhat smaller than vinegar...
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flies) Lonchopteridae (spear-winged flies) Opetiidae (flat-footed flies) Phoridae (scuttle flies, coffin flies, humpbacked flies) Platypezidae (flat-footed...
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Pseudacteon tricuspis (category Phoridae)
tricuspis is a species of the Pseudateon genus and a member of the family Phoridae, which is commonly called scuttle flies, humped-back flies, and phorid...
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flies) Lonchopteridae (spear-winged flies) Opetiidae (flat-footed flies) Phoridae (scuttle flies, coffin flies, humpbacked flies) Platypezidae (flat-footed...
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flies) Lonchopteridae (spear-winged flies) Opetiidae (flat-footed flies) Phoridae (scuttle flies, coffin flies, humpbacked flies) Platypezidae (flat-footed...
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flies) Lonchopteridae (spear-winged flies) Opetiidae (flat-footed flies) Phoridae (scuttle flies, coffin flies, humpbacked flies) Platypezidae (flat-footed...
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Physoptera (category Phoridae)
Physoptera is a genus of flies in the family Phoridae. P. apicinebula (Malloch, 1924) P. membranosa (Borgmeier, 1925) P. parastigmatica Borgmeier, 1966...
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Euryplatea nanaknihali (category Phoridae)
for acrobat ants: world's smallest fly is a parasitic phorid (Diptera: Phoridae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 105(4): 550-554. doi:10...
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flies) Lonchopteridae (spear-winged flies) Opetiidae (flat-footed flies) Phoridae (scuttle flies, coffin flies, humpbacked flies) Platypezidae (flat-footed...
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glaucopterus (Linnaeus, 1758)". www.gbif.org. Liston, Andrew (1979). "On Phoridae (Diptera) from Sawfly Cocoons (Hym Symphyta)". The Entomologist's Record...
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flies) Lonchopteridae (spear-winged flies) Opetiidae (flat-footed flies) Phoridae (scuttle flies, coffin flies, humpbacked flies) Platypezidae (flat-footed...
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"Extravagant female sexual display in a Megaselia Rondani species (Diptera: Phoridae)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 3 (3): e4368. doi:10.3897/bdj.3.e4368. ISSN 1314-2828...
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flies) Lonchopteridae (spear-winged flies) Opetiidae (flat-footed flies) Phoridae (scuttle flies, coffin flies, humpbacked flies) Platypezidae (flat-footed...
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flies) Lonchopteridae (spear-winged flies) Opetiidae (flat-footed flies) Phoridae (scuttle flies, coffin flies, humpbacked flies) Platypezidae (flat-footed...
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Stylogaster. Other families of flies include some protelean species. Some Phoridae are parasitoids of ants. Some flesh flies are parasitoids: for instance...
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Tasmania. Part III. Families Asilidae, Bombylidae, Empidae, Dolichopodidae & Phoridae". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 1916: 148–266...
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Ecitoptera (category Phoridae)
Ecitoptera is a genus of flies in the family Phoridae. E. centralis Borgmeier, 1960 E. ciliata Borgmeier, 1923 E. concomitans Borgmeier & Schmitz, 1923...
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Pseudacteon formicarum (category Phoridae)
formicarum is a kind of parasitic species of flies from the family of Phoridae of the subfamily Metopininae. Pseudacteon formicarum is found in Europe...
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