Paramicrodon
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| Paramicrodon | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Paramicrodon Meijere, 1913 |
| Type species | |
| Paramicrodon lorentzi de Meijere, 1913
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Paramicrodon is a genus of hoverflies, with eight known species.[1] They differ from Microdon by their short antennae and the lack of appendices on vein R4+5.[2]
Biology
[edit | edit source]Larvae are found in ant nests.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]They are native to Oriental, Australian, and Neotropical regions.[2]
Species
[edit | edit source]- P. cinctellus (Sack, 1926)
- P. delicatulus Hull, 1937
- P. flukei Curran, 1936
- P. lorentzi Meijere, 1913
- P. miranda (Herve-Bazin, 1926)
- P. nigripennis (Sack, 1922)
- P. novus Hull, 1937
- P. toxopei Meijere, 1929
References
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