Ocyptamus

Ocyptamus
Ocyptamus
Ocyptamus species
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Syrphinae
Tribe: Syrphini
Genus: Ocyptamus
(Macquart, 1834)

Ocyptamus is a large and diverse genus of over 300 species of hoverfly mostly found in the Neotropical region.[1]

Species

  • Ocyptamus fuscipenis (Say, 18323)
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References

  1. ^ Ximo Mengual; Gunilla Ståhls, Santos Rojo (2008). First phylogeny of predatory flower flies (Diptera, Syrphidae, Syrphinae) using mitochondrial COI and nuclear 28S rRNA genes: conflict and congruence with the current tribal classification. 24. pp. 543–562. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2008.00200.x. http://entomology.si.edu/StaffPages/Mengual_Ximo/2008_Cladistics.pdf. Retrieved 19-10-2009. 

External links

For many photographic examples: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=ocyptamus&w=all


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