Bardistopus

Bardistopus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Muscomorpha
Section: Aschiza
Superfamily: Syrphoidea
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Microdontinae
Genus: Bardistopus
Mann 1920
Type species
Bardistopus papuanum
Mann 1920

Bardistopus is a genus of hoverflies. There is currently only one known species. The original description erroneously states that the species was based on two female specimens, they are in fact both males.[1]

Contents

Biology

Larvae feed as scavengers in the nests of ants.

Distribution

They are endemic to the Solomon Islands.

Species

References

  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. ISSN 1175-5334. http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/zt01879p048.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-11.