The LACM is one of the world's major centers for research on phorid flies. Besides our own collection, which is one of the largest in the world, we have the collections of the United States National Museum and that of Harvard University on long- term loan. Any requests for loans of material from these three collections should be directed to Dr. Brian Brown.

Frequently Asked Questions about Phoridae.

General article about ant-decapitating flies.

Phorid flies of La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica
The Arthropods of La Selva Project (ALAS) is a biodiversity study in which I am participating. Here I present an annotated list of the phorids so far known from La Selva, including their natural history (if known) and general distribution.

Systematics of ant-decapitating flies, genus Apocephalus (Insecta: Diptera: Phoridae). This document contains an outline and results to date from the current research project of Dr. Brian V. Brown.

Systematics of bee-killing flies, genus Melaloncha

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