Paramicrodon Explained

Paramicrodon is a genus of hoverflies, with eight known species.^[1] They differ from Microdon by their short antennae and the lack of appendices on vein R4+5.^[2]

Biology

Larvae are found in ant nests.

Distribution

They are native to Oriental, Australian, and Neotropical regions.^[2]

Species

• P. cinctellus (Sack, 1926)
• P. delicatulus Hull, 1937
• P. flukei Curran, 1936
• P. lorentzi Meijere, 1913
• P. miranda (Herve-Bazin, 1926)
• P. nigripennis (Sack, 1922)
• P. novus Hull, 1937
• P. toxopei Meijere, 1929

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. free.
2. 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 . Zootaxa . 1879 . 21–48 . Magnolia Press . New Zealand . 10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3 . 1175-5334 . PDF Adobe Acrobat . 2009-09-11 .