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Phorid flies are minute or small – 0.5–6 mm (1 ⁄ 64 – 1 ⁄ 4 in) in length. When viewed from the side, a pronounced hump to the thorax is seen. Their colours range from usually black or brown to more rarely yellow, orange, pale grey, and pale white. The head is usually rounded and in some species narrowed towards the vertex. The vertex ...
Apocephalus borealis is a species of North American parasitoid phorid fly that attacks bumblebees, honey bees, and paper wasps.This parasitoid's genus Apocephalus is best known for the "decapitating flies" that attack a variety of ant species, though A. borealis attacks and alters the behavior of bees and wasps. [1]
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The fly Megaselia scalaris (often called the laboratory fly) is a member of the order Diptera and the family Phoridae, and it is widely distributed in warm regions of the world. The family members are commonly known as the "humpbacked fly", the "coffin fly", and the "scuttle fly". [ 2 ]
The Metopininae are a subfamily of flies in the family Phoridae. [1] Taxonomy. Tribe: Beckerinini. Beckerina Malloch, 1910 [2] Tribe: Metopinini Peterson 1987 [3]
The mushroom phorid fly (Megaselia halterata) is a species of scuttle fly or hump-backed flies in the family Phoridae. "The mushroom phorid" is also used to refer to M. halterata . [ 1 ] Megaselia halterata is a common pest of mushroom cultivation, attracted by the aroma of developing fungal mycelium .
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These affected bees are often host to more than one fly larva and some individuals have been found to contain 12 phorid larvae. The subfamily Microdontinae contains slightly more than 400 species of hoverflies (family Syrphidae) and, while diverse, these species share several characteristics by which they differ from other syrphids.