Rhynchopsilopa
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rhynchopsilopa-260-15170606
title:
Rhynchopsilopa
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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. The genus is placed in the tribe Psilopini within
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Genus of flies
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhynchopsilopa
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2022-12-04T13:24:05Z
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