Biology:Megodon

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Short description: Subgenus of flies

Megodon
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Microdontinae
Genus: Microdon
Subgenus: Megodon
Keiser, 1971
Type species
Megodon stuckenbergi
Keiser, 1971

Megodon is a subgenus of the hoverfly genus Microdon. It is native to Madagascar , and contains only two known species.[1] Microdon stuckenbergi has an unusual scutellum.[2] Larvae are found in ant nests.

Species

There are 2 species described in Megodon:[1]

  • M. planitarsus Keiser, 1971
  • M. stuckenbergi (Keiser, 1971)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2747032 entry