Several specimens of the phorid M. rivierae, harassing major workers of the ant C. cruentatus, were collected at Lauris (Vaucluse, France) in summer 1991. This is the third observation of a phorid/Camponotus interaction in Europe and allows the attribution of a host to the phorid parasite or parasitoid M. rivierae.
Several specimens of the phorid M. rivierae, harassing major workers of the ant C. cruentatus, were collected at Lauris (Vaucluse, France) in summer 1991. This is the third observation of a phorid/Camponotus interaction in Europe and allows the attribution of a host to the phorid parasite or parasitoid M. rivierae.