Pseudomicrodon
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| Genus: | Pseudomicrodon Hull, 1937[1]
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| Microdon beebei Curran, 1936
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Pseudomicrodon is a genus of hoverflies, with 13 known species. All are species with petiolate abdomens.[2]
Biology
Larvae feed as scavengers in the nest of the ants.
Distribution
They are native to the New World tropics.[2]
Species
Pseudomicrodon beebei (Curran, 1936)
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References
- ^ Hull, Frank. M (1937). "New Species of Exotic Syrphid Flies" (PDF Adobe Acrobat). Psyche. 44 (1–2). Cambridge, Mass: Cambridge Entomological Club: 12–32. doi:10.1155/1937/46960. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) [dead link] - ^ 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. 1879. New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 21–48. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-09-11.