Syrphipogon
Syrphipogon is a genus of hoverflies. There are two known species. They are very large microdontine flies of about 25 mm. They have a deeply sulcate scutellum and a facial mystax. They are mimics of the large bees of the genus Eulaema.[2]
Distribution
They are native to the Neotropics.[2]
Species
- Syrphipogon fucatissimus Hull, 1937[1]
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References
- ^ a b c Hull, Frank. M (1937). "A megamorphic and two curious mimetic flies" (PDF Adobe Acrobat). Psyche (Cambridge, Mass: Cambridge Entomological Club) 44: 116–121. doi:10.1155/1937/67124. http://www.hindawi.com/journals/psyche/1937/067124.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ a b 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. ISSN 1175-5334. http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/zt01879p048.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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