Parasitism by Phorids on Leaf Cutter Ants (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Natural and Agricultural Environments.

The leaf cutter ant (L.) (Hymenoptera:Formicidae) causes huge economic losses to agriculture in the Neotropics. In natural environments, parasitic flies of the Phoridae family are natural enemies of leaf cutter ants.