- Oligeriops
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Oligeriops Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Syrphidae Subfamily: Microdontinae Genus: Oligeriops
Hull, 1937Species: O. chalybeus Binomial name Oligeriops chalybeus
(Ferguson, 1926)Synonyms Microdon chalybeus Ferguson, 1926
Oligeriops chalybeus is a species of hoverfly from Australia, and the only species in the genus Oligeriops. They are characterised by the reduced size of the eyes.[1]
References
- ^ 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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