Pseudacteon calderensis, a new fly species (Diptera: Phoridae) attacking the fire ant Solenopsis interrupta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in northwestern Argentina

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 470-473

  Calcaterra, Luis A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Decapitating fly; Fire ant; Parasitoid; South America

Indexed keywords

ANT; FLY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PARASITOID;

ARGENTINA; JUJUY; SALTA [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHORIDAE; PSEUDACTEON (DIPTERAN FLY); PSEUDACTEON BORGMEIERI; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INTERRUPTA;

EID: 34447569335     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2007)100[470:PCANFS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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