| Archimicrodon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Brachycera |
| Infraorder: | Muscomorpha |
| Section: | Aschiza |
| Superfamily: | Syrphoidea |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Archimicrodon Hull, 1945 |
| Type species | |
| Microdon (Archimicrodon) digitator Hull, 1945 |
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Archimicrodon is a genus of hoverflies. There are 3 known species.[1]
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Larvae feed as scavengers in the nests of ants.
All currently known species are found in the Old World tropics.