Oligeriops Explained

Oligeriops is a genus of hoverfly from Australia. They are characterised by the reduced size of the eyes, and the genus includes five described species.^[1] It was previously considered a synonym of Microdon.^[1]

Species

• Oligeriops chalybeus (Ferguson, 1926)
• Oligeriops dimorphon (Ferguson, 1926)
• Oligeriops iridomyrmex (Shannon, 1927)
• Oligeriops moestus (Ferguson, 1926)
• Oligeriops occidentalis (Ferguson, 1926)

Notes and References

1. 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 . 2013ZooK..288....1R . free .