Schizoceratomyia

Schitzoceratomyia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Microdontinae
Genus:	Schizoceratomyia; Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947
Type species
	Schizoceratomyia barretoi; Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947

Schizoceratomyia is a genus of hoverflies, with three known species.^[1] The larvae feed as scavengers in the nest of the ants. They are native to the Neotropics.^[1]

Species

Schizoceratomyia barretoi Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947

References

^ ^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.

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[Cheng2008-1] 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.

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