Parocyptamus

Parocyptamus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Microdontinae
Genus: Parocyptamus
Shiraki, 1930
Type species
Parocyptamus sonamii
Shiraki, 1930
Synonyms
  • Stenomicrodon Hull, 1937

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

Biology

Larvae are found in ant nests.

Distribution

They are native to parts of Asia.

Species

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. 1 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. 1879. New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 21–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-09-11.