Surimyia

Surimyia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Microdontinae
Genus: Surimyia
Reemer, 2008[1]
Type species
Surimyia rolanderi
Reemer, 2008

Surimyia is a genus of hoverflies. There are 2 known species. They are small (4–5 mm) microdontine flies.[2] Surimyia is the only hoverfly genus with the katatergum lacking microtrichia. In the subfamily Microdontinae they are distictive in the absence of pilosity on the postpronotum.[1]

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Biology

Larvae are unknown, but probadly feed as scavengers in the nest of the ants.

Distribution

They are only know from Suriname.[1][2]

Species

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Reemer, Menno (2008). "Surimyia, a new genus of Microdontinae, with notes on Paragodon Thompson, 1969 (Diptera, Syrphidae)". Zool. Med. Leiden (Naturalis) 82: 177–188.  PDF
  2. ^ a b 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.