Bardistopus
| Bardistopus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Brachycera |
| Infraorder: | Muscomorpha |
| Section: | Aschiza |
| Superfamily: | Syrphoidea |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Bardistopus Mann 1920 |
| Type species | |
| Bardistopus papuanum Mann 1920 | |
Bardistopus is a genus of hoverflies. Currently, only one species is known. The original description erroneously stated the species was based on two female specimens; they are in fact both males.[1]
Biology
Larvae feed as scavengers in the nests of ants.
Distribution
They are endemic to the Solomon Islands.
Species
- Bardistopus papuanum Mann 1920
References
- ↑ Cheng, Xin-Yue; Thompson, F. Christian (2008). "A generic conspectus of the Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of two new genera from Africa and China" (PDF Adobe Acrobat). Zootaxa (New Zealand: Magnolia Press) 1879: 21–48. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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