Afromicrodon
Afromicrodon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
Genus: | Afromicrodon Thompson, 2008[1] |
Type species | |
Microdon johannae van Doesburg, 1957 |
Afromicrodon is an African genus of hoverflies. The species of the Afromicrodon genus were previously and erroneously placed in the genus Ceratophya.[1]
Afromicrodon species are recognized among the Microdontinae by them lacking an appendix on vein R4+5, having short antennae about as long as the face or shorter, and a simple basoflagellomere and simple scutellum without calcar. The abdomen is oval.[1]
Distribution
All currently known species are restricted to Madagascar and the Comoros Islands.
Species
- Afromicrodon comoroensis (De Meyer, De Bruyn & Janssons, 1990) originally placed in genus Ceratophya[1]
- Afromicrodon johannae (van Doesburg, 1957) originally placed in genus Microdon[1]
- Afromicrodon madecassa (Keiser, 1971) originally placed in genus Ceratophya[1]
- Afromicrodon stuckenbergi (Keiser, 1971) originally placed in genus Ceratophya[1]
References
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