A new type of ant-decapitation in the Phoridae (Insecta: Diptera)

The genus Dohrniphora is a hyperdiverse group of phorid flies, a family whose species are commonly characterized as generalized scavengers. The lifestyle of most species of Dohrniphora is unknown, although one cosmopolitan, synanthropic species, D. cornuta (Bigot) fits the general scavenger mold. He...

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Main Authors: Brian Brown, Giar-Ann Kung, Wendy Porras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015-01-01
Series:Biodiversity Data Journal
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Online Access:http://bdj.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4299