Pseudoscaeva

Pseudoscaeva is a genus of hoverfly in the Neotropical region, formerly included in the genus Ocyptamus, which was split after researchers determined it was not monophyletic.[1][2]

Pseudoscaeva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Syrphidae
Subfamily:
Syrphinae
Tribe:
Syrphini
Genus:
Pseudoscaeva

Vockeroth, 1969

Species
  • P. diversifasciata (Knab, 1914)
  • P. meridionalis (Fluke, 1950)
  • P. schoenemanni (Enderlein, 1938)
  • P. sericea (Walker, 1836)

References
  1. Mengual, Ximo (2012). "Is the mega-diverse genus Ocyptamus (Diptera, Syrphidae) monophyletic? Evidence from molecular characters including the secondary structure of 28S rRNA". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 62 (1): 191–205. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.014. PMID 21985963.
  2. Gonçalves Miranda, Gil Felipe (2011). An overview of the genus Ocyptamus Macquart, 1834, with a revision of the Ocyptamus tristis species group (Doctor of Philosophy thesis). University of Guelph. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 16 Jan 2012.
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