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      First record of Phorid Parasitoids (Diptera: Phoridae) of the leaf-cutting ant Atta bisphaerica Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Translated title: Primeiro registro de Forídeos Parasitóides (Diptera: Phoridae) da saúva Atta bisphaerica Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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          Phoridae flies parasitize several ant species, including many Atta leaf-cutting ants. In this note, the attacks of three coexisting phorid species (Myrmosicarius grandicornis Borgmeier, Apocephalus attophilus Borgmeier and Neodorhniphora bragancai Brown) against Atta bisphaerica Forel workers in a pasture located in Viçosa County, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, are reported. The first two species of phorids are known to parasitize other leaf-cutting ants. N. bragancai, however, has been found only around A. bisphaerica nests. Each of these phorid species selects ants engaged in different tasks and oviposits in specific sites of the ant body.

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          Moscas da família Phoridae parasitam várias espécies de formigas, inclusive diversas saúvas (Atta spp.). Nesta nota são relatados ataques de três espécies de forídeos (Myrmosicarius grandicornis Borgmeier, Apocephalus attophilusBorgmeier e Neodohrniphora bragancai Brown) contra operárias de Atta bisphaerica Forel em uma área de pastagem localizada em Viçosa, Minas Gerais. As duas primeiras espécies já são conhecidas como parasitóides de outras saúvas, mas N. bragancai foi recentemente descrita e encontrada somente ao redor de ninhos de A. bisphaerica. Cada uma dessas espécies de forídeos seleciona operárias que realizam diferentes tarefas e oviposita em partes específicas do corpo do hospedeiro.

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          Scuttle Flies: The Phoridae

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            Parasitic flies (Diptera: Phoridae) influence foraging rhythms and caste division of labor in the leaf-cutter ant, Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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              Interactions between a parasitic fly, Neodohrniphora declinata (Diptera: Phoridae), and its host, the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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                Neotropical Entomology
                Neotrop. entomol.
                Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil (Londrina )
                1678-8052
                January 2003
                : 32
                : 1
                : 169-171
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Fundação Universidade do Tocantins Brazil
                [2 ] Universidade Federal de Viçosa Brazil
                [3 ] Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Brazil
                Article
                S1519-566X2003000100028
                10.1590/S1519-566X2003000100028
                2054da43-0026-4fb8-ab3b-e18223bf37fc

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                ENTOMOLOGY

                Entomology
                Parasitism,oviposition behavior,Parasitismo,comportamento de oviposição
                Entomology
                Parasitism, oviposition behavior, Parasitismo, comportamento de oviposição

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