Ptilobactrum
Genus of flies
title: "Ptilobactrum" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hoverfly-genera", "monotypic-brachycera-genera", "microdontinae", "diptera-of-africa", "taxa-named-by-mario-bezzi"] description: "Genus of flies" topic_path: "general/hoverfly-genera" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptilobactrum" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Genus of flies ::
| name = Ptilobactrum | display_parents = 2 | parent_authority = Bezzi, 1915 | taxon = Ptilobactrum neavei | authority = Bezzi, 1915 | synonyms = Ptilobactrum is a genus of hoverflies, with one known species, Ptilobactrum neavei. They have very broad heads and their basoflagellomeres are elongate and densely pilose in males.
Biology
Larvae are found in ant nests.
Distribution
P. neavei is native to the African tropics.
References
References
- (2013). "Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae)". [[ZooKeys]].
- Cheng, Xin-Yue. (2008). "A generic conspectus of the Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of two new genera from Africa and China". Magnolia Press.
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