Biology:Paramicrodon
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Short description: Genus of flies
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Genus: | Paramicrodon Meijere, 1913
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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
Larvae are found in ant nests.
Distribution
They are native to Oriental, Australian, and Neotropical regions.[2]
Species
- 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
- ↑ Reemer, Menno; Ståhls, Gunilla (2013). "Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae)". ZooKeys (288): 1–213. doi:10.3897/zookeys.288.4095. PMID 23798897.
- ↑ 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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