Paragodon

Paragodon paragoides is a small (4–5 mm) hoverfly which differs from other hoverflies by its simple male genitalia, and was accordingly considered the most primitive microdontine species.[2] It is the sole member of the genus Paragodon, as the other known species was removed to a separate genus, Surimyia.

Paragodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Syrphidae
Subfamily:
Microdontinae
Genus:
Paragodon

Thompson, 1969[1]
Species:
P. paragoides
Binomial name
Paragodon paragoides
Thompson, 1969

Biology

Larvae are presumably found in ant nests.

Distribution

They are native to South America.[2]

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References
  1. Thompson, F. Christian (1969). "A New Genus of Microdontine Flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with Notes on the Placement of the Subfamily" (PDF Adobe Acrobat). Psyche. Cambridge, Mass: Cambridge Entomological Club. 76 (1): 74–85. doi:10.1155/1969/62102. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  2. 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 Adobe Acrobat). Zootaxa. New Zealand: Magnolia Press. 1879: 21–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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