Apocephalus

Apocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Phoridae
Tribe:	Metopinini
Genus:	Apocephalus; Coquillett, 1901
Type species
	; Coquillett, 1901
Diversity
	at least 300 species
Synonyms
	Mesophora Borgmeier, 1937; Pseudoplastophora Schmitz, 1915; Zyziphora Peterson & Robinson, 1976;

Apocephalus is a genus of ant-decapitating flies (insects in the family Phoridae). There are at least 300 described species in Apocephalus.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Coquillett, Daniel William (1901). "[Apocephalus n. gen.]. In: Pergande, the ant decapitating fly". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 4: 501. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ Borgmeier, T. (1937). "Uma nova especie de Apocephalus (Dipt. Phoridae), endoparasita de Chauliognathus fallax Germ. (Col. Cantharidae)". Revista de Entomologia. 7: 207–216.
^ Schmitz, H. (1915). "Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der myrmecophilen und termitophilen Phoriden (Nr 16 bis 22: Neue Phoriden aus Vorderindien, gesammelt von J. Assmuth S. J., Bombay.)". Wiener Entomologische Zeitung. 34: 311–330. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.10622.
^ Peterson, B.V.; Robinson, W.H. (1976). "A new North American genus and species of the family Phoridae (Diptera)". The Canadian Entomologist. 108 (2): 119–121. doi:10.4039/Ent108119-2.
^ "Apocephalus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
^ "Browse Apocephalus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
^ "Apocephalus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
^ "Apocephalus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.

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[Coquillett1901-1] Coquillett, Daniel William (1901). "[Apocephalus n. gen.]. In: Pergande, the ant decapitating fly". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 4: 501. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

[Borgmeier1937-2] Borgmeier, T. (1937). "Uma nova especie de Apocephalus (Dipt. Phoridae), endoparasita de Chauliognathus fallax Germ. (Col. Cantharidae)". Revista de Entomologia. 7: 207–216.

[Schmitz1915-3] Schmitz, H. (1915). "Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der myrmecophilen und termitophilen Phoriden (Nr 16 bis 22: Neue Phoriden aus Vorderindien, gesammelt von J. Assmuth S. J., Bombay.)". Wiener Entomologische Zeitung. 34: 311–330. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.10622.

[PetersonRobinson1976-4] Peterson, B.V.; Robinson, W.H. (1976). "A new North American genus and species of the family Phoridae (Diptera)". The Canadian Entomologist. 108 (2): 119–121. doi:10.4039/Ent108119-2.

[itis-5] "Apocephalus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.

[catlife-6] "Browse Apocephalus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.

[gbif-7] "Apocephalus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.

[bugref-8] "Apocephalus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.

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