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Paramicrodon

Genus of flies

Genus of flies

  • Syrphinella Hervé-Bazin, 1926
  • Myxogasteroides Shiraki, 1930
  • Nannomyrmecomyia Hull, 1945

Paramicrodon is a genus of hoverflies, with eight known species. They differ from Microdon by their short antennae and the lack of appendices on vein R4+5.

Biology

Larvae are found in ant nests.

Distribution

They are native to Oriental, Australian, and Neotropical regions.

Species

  • P. cinctellus (Sack, 1926)
  • P. delicatulus Hull, 1937
  • P. flukei Curran, 1936
  • P. lorentzi Meijere, 1913
  • P. miranda (Herve-Bazin, 1926)
  • P. nigripennis (Sack, 1922)
  • P. novus Hull, 1937
  • P. toxopei Meijere, 1929

References

References

  1. (2013). "Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae)". [[ZooKeys]].
  2. 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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