Carreramyia
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| Genus: | Carreramyia Doesburg, 1966
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| Microdon megacephalus Shannon, 1925
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Carreramyia is a genus of hoverflies, with five known species currently.
Biology[edit]
Larvae are found in ant nests.
Distribution[edit]
Distribution is Neotropical.
Species[edit]
- 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]
References[edit]
- ^ Reemer, Menno; Ståhls, Gunilla (2013). "Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae)". ZooKeys (288): 1–213. doi:10.3897/zookeys.288.4095. PMC 3690914. PMID 23798897.
- ^ 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3887.1.5. PMID 25543925.
- ^ a b Reemer, Menno (2013). "Taxonomic exploration of Neotropical Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) mimicking stingless bees". Zootaxa. 3697 (1): 1–88. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3697.1.1. PMID 26079022.