Masarygus

Masarygus planifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Microdontinae
Genus:	Masarygus Bréthes, 1909
Species:	M. planifrons
Binomial name
Masarygus planifrons Bréthes, 1909

Masarygus is a genus of hoverflies native to Argentina, containing the single species Masarygus planifrons. Masarygus was first described as representing a new family related to Conopidae or possibly the Oestridae due to its much reduced mouthparts.^[1] The larvae feed as scavengers in the nests of ants.

References

1. ^ Xin-Yue Cheng & F. Christian Thompson (2008). "A generic conspectus of the Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of two new genera from Africa and China" (PDF). Zootaxa 1879: 21–48. http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/zt01879p048.pdf. 

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