Biology:Parocyptamus
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Short description: Genus of flies
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| Genus: | Parocyptamus Shiraki, 1930
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Parocyptamus is a genus of hoverflies, with two known species.[1] The critical characteristic is the narrow, elongated abdomen.[2]
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
- ↑ 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. PMID 23798897.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 (New Zealand: Magnolia Press) 1879: 21–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/zt01879p048.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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