Microdontinae
| Microdontinae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Microdon mutabilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae Rondani, 1845 |
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
A revised list of the genera in Microdontinae was carried out by Reemer & Ståhls (2013):[5]
- Afromicrodon Thompson, 2008[2]
- Archimicrodon Hull, 1945
- Archimicrodon Hull, 1945
- Hovamicrodon Keiser, 1971
- Aristosyrphus Curran, 1941
- Aristosyrphus Curran, 1941
- Eurypterosyrphus Barretto & Lane, 1947
- Bardistopus Mann, 1920
- Carreramyia Doesburg, 1966
- Ceratophya Wiedemann, 1824
- Ceratrichomyia Séguy, 1951
- Ceriomicrodon Hull, 1937[6]
- Cervicorniphora Hull, 1945
- Chrysidimyia Hull, 1937[7]
- Domodon Reemer, 2013[5]
- Furcantenna Cheng, 2008[2]
- Heliodon Reemer, 2013[5]
- Hypselosyrphus Hull, 1937[6]
- Indascia Keiser, 1958
- Kryptopyga Hull, 1944
- Laetodon Reemer, 2013[5]
- Masarygus Bréthes, 1909
- Menidon Reemer, 2013[5]
- Mermerizon Reemer, 2013[5]
- Metadon Reemer, 2013[5]
- Microdon Meigen, 1803
- Chymophila Macquart, 1834
- Dimeraspis Newman, 1838
- Megodon Keiser, 1971
- Microdon Meigen, 1803
- Myiacerapis Hull, 1949
- Syrphipogon Hull, 1937[7]
- Mixogaster Macquart, 1842
- Oligeriops Hull, 1937[6]
- Omegasyrphus Giglio-Tos, 1891
- Paragodon Thompson, 1969[4]
- Paramicrodon de Meijere, 1913
- Paramixogaster Brunetti, 1923
- Parocyptamus Shiraki, 1930
- Peradon Reemer, 2013[5]
- Piruwa Reemer, 2013[5]
- Pseudomicrodon Hull, 1937[6]
- Ptilobactrum Bezzi, 1915
- Rhoga Walker, 1857
- Rhopalosyrphus Giglio-Tos, 1891
- Schizoceratomyia Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947
- Serichlamys Curran, 1925
- Spheginobaccha de Meijere, 1908
- Stipomorpha Hull, 1945
- Sulcodon Reemer, 2013[5]
- Surimyia Reemer, 2008[3]
- Thompsodon Reemer, 2013[5]
- Ubristes Walker, 1852
References
- ^ Duffield, R. M. (1981). "Biology of Microdon fuscipennis (Diptera: Syrphidae) with interpretation of reproductive strategies of Microdon species found north of Mexico". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 83: 716–724. ISSN 0013-8797.
- ^ a b c 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). Zootaxa. 1879: 21–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3. hdl:10088/17061. ISSN 1175-5326.
- ^ a b Reemer, Menno (2008). "Surimyia, a new genus of Microdontinae, with notes on Paragodon Thompson, 1969 (Diptera, Syrphidae)" (PDF). Zoologische Mededelingen. 82: 177–188. ISSN 0024-0672.
- ^ a b Thompson, F. Christian (1969). "A new genus of microdontine flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with notes on the placement of the subfamily" (PDF). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 76 (1): 74–85. doi:10.1155/1969/62102. hdl:10088/17082. ISSN 0033-2615.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Reemer, Menno; Ståhls, Gunilla (2013). "Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae)". ZooKeys (288): 1–213. Bibcode:2013ZooK..288....1R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.288.4095. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3690914. PMID 23798897.
- ^ a b c d Hull, Frank M. (1937). "New species of exotic syrphid flies" (PDF). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 44 (1–2): 12–32. doi:10.1155/1937/46960. ISSN 0033-2615.
- ^ a b Hull, Frank M. (1937). "A megamorphic and two curious mimetic flies" (PDF). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 44 (4): 116–121. doi:10.1155/1937/67124. ISSN 0033-2615. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
Further reading
- Reemer, Menno; Ståhls, Gunilla (2013). "Phylogenetic relationships of Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) based on molecular and morphological characters". Systematic Entomology. 38 (4): 661–688. Bibcode:2013SysEn..38..661R. doi:10.1111/syen.12020. hdl:10138/232626. ISSN 0307-6970.
External links
Data related to Microdontinae at Wikispecies
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