- Ceratophya
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Ceratophya Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Suborder: Brachycera Infraorder: Muscomorpha Section: Aschiza Superfamily: Syrphoidea Family: Syrphidae Subfamily: Microdontinae Genus: Ceratophya
Wiedemann, 1824Type species Ceratophya notata
Wiedemann, 1824Synonyms - Ceratophyia Osten Sacken, 1858
Ceratophya is a genus of hoverflies. There 5 known species. They are distinct from Microdon by the presence of an appendix on vein R4+5[1]. Many species have erroniouly been placed in this genus. Some authors place Ceratophya as a subgenus of Microdon.
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Biology
Larvae feed as scavengers in the nests of ants.
Distribution
Distribution is Neotropical.
Species
- C. notata Wiedemann, 1824
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References
- ^ 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 Adobe Acrobat). Zootaxa (New Zealand: Magnolia Press) 1879: 21–48. ISSN 1175-5334. http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/zt01879p048.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
Categories:- Hoverflies
- Diptera of North America
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