Microdontinae
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Microdontinae
Róndani, 1845
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The subfamily Microdontinae contains slightly more than 400 species of hoverflies (family Syrphidae) and, while diverse, these species share several characteristics by which they differ from other syrphids. The Microdontinae are myrmecophiles, meaning they live in the nests of ants. Larval Microdontinae are scavengers or predators in ant nests,[1] and, in contrast to other syrphid larvae, have no readily apparent body segmentation. Some species also do not exhibit the typical adult flower-visiting behaviour of other hoverflies, but instead remain near their larval host colonies (some of these species have no functional mouthparts and cannot feed as adults).[2]
A number of genera (e.g. Masarygus, Paragodon, Schizoceratomyia and Surimyia) lack the "spurious vein" which is characteristic of all other Syrphidae.[3]) For other distinguishing characteristics, see Thompson (1969).[4]
Genera
Note: the list below, taken from Cheng & Thompson (2008),[2] makes no distinction between genera and subgenera, so some of the names in the list are not necessarily to be construed as valid genera.
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- Afromicrodon Thompson, 2008
- Archimicrodon Hull, 1945
- Aristosyrphus Curran, 1941
- Bardistopus Mann, 1920
- Carreramyia Doesburg, 1966
- Ceratophya Wiedemann, 1824
- Ceriomicrodon Hull, 1937[5]
- Cervicorniphora Hull, 1945
- Chrysidimyia Hull, 1937[6]
- Chymophila Macquart, 1834
- Furcantenna Cheng, 2008
- Hovamicrodon Keiser, 1971
- Indascia Keiser, 1958
- Kryptopyga Hull, 1944
- Masarygus Bréthes, 1909
- Megodon Keiser, 1971
- Microdon Meigen, 1803
- Mixogaster Macquart, 1842
- Myiacerapis Hull, 1949
- Nothomicrodon Wheeler, 1924
- Oligeriops Hull, 1937[5]
- Omegasyrphus Giglio-Tos, 1891
- Paragodon Thompson, 1969[4]
- Paramicrodon Meijere, 1913
- Paramixogaster Brunetti, 1923
- Parocyptamus Shiraki, 1930
- Pseudomicrodon Hull, 1937[5]
- Ptilobactrum Bezzi, 1915
- Rhoga Walker, 1857
- Rhopalosyrphus Giglio-Tos, 1891
- Schizoceratomyia Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947
- Spheginobaccha de Meijere, 1908
- Surimyia Reemer, 2008[3]
- Syrphipogon Hull, 1937[6]
- Ubristes Walker, 1852
References
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Data related to Microdontinae at Wikispecies
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