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Dohrniphora longirostrata proboscis

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Description: English: Tip of female Dohrniphora longirostrata proboscis, which is used to separate an ant’s head from the rest of its body. Date: 27 July 2011, 08:38:42. 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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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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