Parocyptamus
| Parocyptamus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Parocyptamus Shiraki, 1930 |
| Type species | |
| Parocyptamus sonamii 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
[edit]Larvae are found in ant nests.
Distribution
[edit]They are native to parts of Asia.[2]
Species
[edit]- P. sonamii Shiraki, 1930
- P. stenogaster (Curran, 1931)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. 1879. New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 21–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-09-11.