Ceratophya
| Ceratophya | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Brachycera |
| Infraorder: | Muscomorpha |
| Section: | Aschiza |
| Superfamily: | Syrphoidea |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Ceratophya Wiedemann, 1824 |
| Type species | |
| Ceratophya notata Wiedemann, 1824 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ceratophya is a genus of hoverflies, with five known species. They are distinct from Microdon by the presence of an appendix on vein R4+5.[1] Many species have erroneously been placed in this genus. Some authors place Ceratophya as a subgenus of Microdon.
Biology
Larvae feed as scavengers in the nests of ants.
Distribution
Distribution is Neotropical.
Species
- C. notata Wiedemann, 1824
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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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