Ceratophya
Ceratophya | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | [Syrphidae]] |
Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
Genus: | Ceratophya Wiedemann, 1824 |
Type species | |
Ceratophya notata Wiedemann, 1824 | |
Synonyms | |
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Ceratophya is a genus of hoverflies, with five known species. They are distinct from Microdon by the presence of an appendix on vein R4+5.[1] Many species have erroneously been placed in this genus. Some authors place Ceratophya as a subgenus of Microdon.
Biology
Larvae feed as scavengers in the nests of ants.
Distribution
Distribution is Neotropical.
Species
- C. notata Wiedemann, 1824
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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