Paramicrodon

Paramicrodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Microdontinae
Genus: Paramicrodon
de Meijere, 1913
Type species
Paramicrodon lorentzi
de Meijere, 1913

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.[1]

Biology

Larvae feed as scavengers in the nest of the ants.

Distribution

They are native to Oriental, Australian, and Neotropical regions.[1]

Species

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References

  1. 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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