Paragodon
| Paragodon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Paragodon Thompson, 1969[1] |
| Type species | |
| Paragodon paragoides Thompson, 1969[1] | |
Paragodon is a genus of hoverflies. The one known species is a small (4–5 mm) fly which differ from other species by simple male genitalia, and was considered the most primitive microdontine species.[2]
Biology
Larvae are unknown, but almost probably feed as scavengers in the nest of the ants.
Distribution
They are native to South America.[2]
Species
- Paragodon paragoides Thompson, 1969 [1]
References
- 1 2 3 Thompson, F. Christian (1969). "A New Genus of Microdontine Flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with Notes on the Placement of the Subfamily." (PDF Adobe Acrobat). Psyche (Cambridge, Mass: Cambridge Entomological Club) 76 (1): 74–85. doi:10.1155/1969/62102. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- 1 2 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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