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Three new species of scuttle‐fly (Diptera:Phoridae) that parasitize ants (Hymenoptera:Formicidae) in North America

R. H. L. Disney

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Apocephalus feener. sp nov. is described from specimens attacking Pheidole deniat. Mayr in Texas. Microselia texan. sp. nov. is described from specimens attacking Paratrechina melander. Wheeler in Texas. Pseudacteon aduncu. Borgmeier is transferred to the genus Microselia. M. texan. is the first record of the genus in the Nearctic, with M. aduncu. becoming the only known Neotropical member of the genus. Pseudacteon californiensi. sp. nov. is described from specimens attacking Liometopum occidental. Emery in California.

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Key concepts: Phoridae, Biology, Hymenoptera, Nearctic ecozone, Pheidole, Genus, Zoology, Ecology