Ceratophya

Ceratophya is a genus of hoverflies, with five known species. They are distinct from Microdon by the presence of an appendix on vein R4+5.[1] Many species have erroneously been placed in this genus. Some authors place Ceratophya as a subgenus of Microdon.

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

Wiedemann, 1824
Type species
Ceratophya notata
Wiedemann, 1824
Synonyms

Biology

Larvae are found in ant nests.

Distribution

Distribution is Neotropical.

Species

There are five known species as of 2013:[2][3]

  • C. argentinensis Reemer, 2013[3]
  • C. carinifacies (Curran, 1934)
  • C. notata Wiedemann, 1824
  • C. panamensis (Curran, 1930)
  • C. scolopus (Shannon, 1927)[2]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Reemer, Menno; Ståhls, Gunilla (2013). "Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae)". ZooKeys (288): 1–213. doi:10.3897/zookeys.288.4095. PMC 3690914. PMID 23798897.
  3. Reemer, Menno (2013). "Taxonomic exploration of Neotropical Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) mimicking stingless bees". Zootaxa. 3697 (1): 1–88. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3697.1.1. PMID 26079022.
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