Dohrniphora longirostrata female
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Description: English: A female of Dohrniphora longirostrata, lateral view. The long proboscis is used to decapitate ants. Date: 5 December 2014, 03:23:07. Source: Brown B, Kung G, Porras W (2015) A new type of ant-decapitation in the Phoridae (Insecta: Diptera). Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4299. doi:10.3897/BDJ.3.e4299. Author: Brian V. Brown, Giar-Ann Kung, & Wendy Porras (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County).
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- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
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- Neoptera (neopteran)
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- Diptera (flies)
- Brachycera
- Cyclorrhapha
- Phoridae (scuttle flies)
- Dohrniphora
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- Brian V. Brown, Giar-Ann Kung, & Wendy Porras (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County)
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- Brian V. Brown, Giar-Ann Kung, & Wendy Porras (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County)
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- Brown B, Kung G, Porras W (2015) A new type of ant-decapitation in the Phoridae (Insecta: Diptera). Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4299. doi:10.3897/BDJ.3.e4299
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