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Rhynchopsilopa
Rhynchopsilopa is a genus of shore-flies (Ephydridae). The adults feed on the gut contents of ants. They use their antennae to locate ant nests and use their long sclerotized proboscis to puncture the abdomen of ant workers and feed on the gut contents without killing their victims. They also take honey in laboratory conditions and may not be obligate associates of ants. Their larvae are unknown. Species in the genus are found in Africa and Asia.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Rhynchopsilopa albipunctata
speciesRhynchopsilopa albipunctata
Rhynchopsilopa minor
speciesRhynchopsilopa minor
Rhynchopsilopa trautae
speciesRhynchopsilopa trautae
Rhynchopsilopa longicornis
speciesRhynchopsilopa longicornis
Rhynchopsilopa huangkengensis
speciesRhynchopsilopa huangkengensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 645857.