Pseudomicrodon Explained

Pseudomicrodon is a genus of hoverflies, with 14 known species.^{[1] [2]} All are species with petiolate abdomens.^[3]

Biology

Larvae are found in ant nests.

Distribution

They are native to the New World tropics.^[3]

Species

Species in Pseudomicrodon include:^{[1] [2]}

• Pseudomicrodon auricinctus (Sack, 1931)
• Pseudomicrodon batesi (Shannon, 1927)
• Pseudomicrodon bellulus (Williston, 1891)
• Pseudomicrodon biluminiferus (Hull, 1944)
• Pseudomicrodon chrysostypus (Thompson, 2004)
• Pseudomicrodon claripennis (Hine, 1914)
• Pseudomicrodon conops (Curran, 1940)
• Pseudomicrodon corona (Curran, 1940)
• Pseudomicrodon nigrispinosus (Shannon, 1927)
• Pseudomicrodon pilosops (Marinoni, 2004)
• Pseudomicrodon polistoides Reemer, 2013^[1]
• Pseudomicrodon rheochryssus (Hull, 1944)
• Pseudomicrodon seabrai Papavero, 1962
• Pseudomicrodon smiti Reemer, 2013^[1]

The following are synonyms of other species:

• Pseudomicrodon beebei (Curran, 1936): synonym of Pseudomicrodon batesi (Shannon, 1927)

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. Menno. Reemer. 2014. A review of Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) of Surinam, with a key to the Neotropical genera. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 157. 1. 27–57. 10.1163/22119434-00002035. free.
3. 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 . 1175-5334 . PDF Adobe Acrobat . 2009-09-11 . 10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3 . free .