Biology:Paragodon
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Short description: Genus of flies
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| Genus: | Paragodon Thompson, 1969[1]
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| Species: | P. paragoides
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| Paragodon paragoides Thompson, 1969
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Paragodon paragoides is a small (4–5 mm) hoverfly which differs from other hoverflies by its simple male genitalia, and was accordingly considered the most primitive microdontine species.[2] It is the sole member of the genus Paragodon, as the other known species was removed to a separate genus, Surimyia.
Biology
Larvae are presumably found in ant nests.
Distribution
They are native to South America.[2]
References
- ↑ 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. http://psyche.entclub.org/pdf/76/76-074.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/zt01879p048.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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