Syrphipogon
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| Genus: | Syrphipogon Hull, 1937[1]
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| Ubristes fucatissimus Hull, 1937[1]
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Syrphipogon is a genus of hoverflies. There are two known species. They are very large microdontine flies of about 25 mm. They have a deeply sulcate scutellum and a facial mystax. They are mimics of the large bees of the genus Eulaema.[2]
Distribution
They are native to the Neotropics.[2]
Species
- Syrphipogon fucatissimus Hull, 1937[1]
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References
- ^ a b c Hull, Frank. M (1937). "A megamorphic and two curious mimetic flies" (PDF Adobe Acrobat). Psyche. 44. Cambridge, Mass: Cambridge Entomological Club: 116–121. doi:10.1155/1937/67124. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (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.