Dioprosopa Explained

Dioprosopa is a genus of drone flies in the family Syrphidae. There are at least two described species in the genus Dioprosopa, both found in the New World.

Dioprosopa was formerly considered a subgenus of Pseudodoros, but was promoted to genus rank as a result of phylogenetic studies in 2018.

Species

The following two species are recognised in the genus Dioprosopa:

• Dioprosopa clavata (Fabricius 1794)
• Dioprosopa vockerothi Kassebeer, 2000

Further reading

• Book: Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. 1987. McAlpine . J. F.. Petersen . B. V.. Shewell . G. E.. Teskey . H. J.. Vockeroth . J. R.. Wood . D. M.. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 978-0-660-10731-8.
• Key to the genera of nearctic Syrphidae. 2013. Miranda . G. F. G. Young . A. D.. Locke . M. M.. Marshall . S. A.. Skevington . J. H.. Thompson . F. C.. 4. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 23. 1–351. 10.3752/cjai.2013.23. free.
• Syrphidae of Oklahoma (Diptera). 1976. Shorter . D. A.. Drew . W. A.. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science. 56. 75–94.