Pseudomicrodon
| Pseudomicrodon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Pseudomicrodon Hull, 1937[1] |
| Type species | |
| Microdon beebei Curran, 1936 | |
Pseudomicrodon is a genus of hoverflies, with 13 known species. All are species with petiolate abdomens.[2]
Biology
Larvae feed as scavengers in the nest of the ants.
Distribution
They are native to the New World tropics.[2]
Species
Pseudomicrodon beebei (Curran, 1936)
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References
- ↑ Hull, Frank. M (1937). "New Species of Exotic Syrphid Flies" (PDF Adobe Acrobat). Psyche (Cambridge, Mass: Cambridge Entomological Club) 44 (1-2): 12–32. doi:10.1155/1937/46960. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- 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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