Afromicrodon
| Afromicrodon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Afromicrodon Thompson, 2008[1] |
| Type species | |
| Microdon johannae van Doesburg, 1957
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Afromicrodon is an African genus of hoverflies. The species of the genus Afromicrodon were previously and erroneously placed in the genus Ceratophya.[1]
Afromicrodon species are recognized among the Microdontinae by them lacking an appendix on vein R4+5, having short antennae about as long as the face or shorter, and a simple basoflagellomere and simple scutellum without calcar. The abdomen is oval.[1]
Distribution[edit]
All currently known species are restricted to Madagascar and the Comoros Islands.
Species[edit]
- Afromicrodon comoroensis (De Meyer, De Bruyn & Janssons, 1990) originally placed in genus Ceratophya[1]
- Afromicrodon johannae (van Doesburg, 1957) originally placed in genus Microdon[1]
- Afromicrodon luciferus (Hull, 1941) originally placed in genus Microdon[2]
- Afromicrodon madecassa (Keiser, 1971) originally placed in genus Ceratophya[1]
- Afromicrodon stuckenbergi (Keiser, 1971) originally placed in genus Ceratophya[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g 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" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1879. New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 21–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ 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.