Schizoceratomyia
| Schitzoceratomyia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Schizoceratomyia Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947 |
| Type species | |
| Schizoceratomyia barretoi Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947 | |
Schizoceratomyia is a genus of hoverflies, with three known species.[1] The larvae feed as scavengers in the nest of the ants. They are native to the Neotropics.[1]
Species
- Schizoceratomyia barretoi Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947
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References
- 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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