Parocyptamus

Parocyptamus is a genus of hoverflies, with two known species.[1] The critical characteristic is the narrow, elongated abdomen.[2]

Parocyptamus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Syrphidae
Subfamily:
Microdontinae
Genus:
Parocyptamus

Shiraki, 1930
Type species
Parocyptamus sonamii
Shiraki, 1930
Synonyms
  • Stenomicrodon Hull, 1937

Biology

Larvae are found in ant nests.

Distribution

They are native to parts of Asia.[2]

Species
  • P. sonamii Shiraki, 1930
  • P. stenogaster (Curran, 1931)

References
  1. Reemer, Menno; Ståhls, Gunilla (2013). "Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae)". ZooKeys (288): 1–213. doi:10.3897/zookeys.288.4095. PMC 3690914. PMID 23798897.
  2. 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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