Carreramyia
| Carreramyia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Carreramyia Doesburg, 1966 |
| Type species | |
| Microdon megacephalus Shannon, 1925 | |
Carreramyia is a genus of hoverflies, with only one known species currently.[1]
Biology
Larvae feed as scavengers in the nests of ants.
Distribution
Distribution is Neotropical.
Species
- C. megacephalus (Shannon, 1925)
References
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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