Biology:Ptilobactrum
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Short description: Genus of flies
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| Genus: | Ptilobactrum Bezzi, 1915
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| Species: | P. neavei
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| Ptilobactrum neavei Bezzi, 1915
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Ptilobactrum is a genus of hoverflies, with one known species, Ptilobactrum neavei.[1] They have very broad heads and their basoflagellomeres are elongate and densely pilose in males.[2]
Biology
Larvae are found in ant nests.
Distribution
P. neavei is native to the African tropics.[2]
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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