Carreramyia Explained
Carreramyia is a genus of hoverflies, with five known species currently.
Biology
Larvae are found in ant nests.
Distribution
Distribution is Neotropical.
Species
- C. flava (Sack, 1941)[1]
- C. jattai Carvalho-Filho, 2014[2]
- C. megacephalus (Shannon, 1925)
- C. megacera Reemer, 2013[3]
- C. tigrina Reemer, 2013[3]
Notes and References
- Menno . Reemer. Gunilla. Ståhls. 2013. Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae). ZooKeys. 288. 1–213. 10.3897/zookeys.288.4095. 23798897. 3690914. free.
- Carvalho-Filho. Fda S. 2014. Description of new species of Surimyia Reemer and Carreramyia Doesburg (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the Brazilian Amazon. Zootaxa. 3887. 1. 79–87. 10.11646/zootaxa.3887.1.5. 25543925.
- Menno. Reemer. 2013. Taxonomic exploration of Neotropical Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) mimicking stingless bees. Zootaxa. 3697. 1. 1–88. 10.11646/zootaxa.3697.1.1. 26079022. free.