New data on the biology and natural regulation of the population of the ant parasitoid Menozziola tanaitica Shevchenko, Dubovikof et Disney, 2024 (Diptera: Phoridae)

Abstract

Te paper provides new data on the distribution and possible ways of natural population regulation of the littlestudied scuttle fy Menozziola tanaitica Shevchenko, Dubovikof et Disney, 2024, which parasitizes ants Camponotus vagus (Scopoli, 1763), by another species of ants and mold fungi. Additional information about the life cycle of the parasitoid and ways of infection of ants is provided

Keywords

• phoridae
• menozziola
• life cycle
• parasitization
• ant’s infection