Schizoceratomyia

Schizoceratomyia is a genus of hoverflies, with four known species.[1][2] Larvae are found in ant nests. They are native to the Neotropics.[2]

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

Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947
Type species
Schizoceratomyia barretoi
Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947
Synonyms

Species
  • S. barretoi Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947
  • S. carrerai (Papavero, 1962)
  • S. flavipes Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947
  • S. malleri (Curran, 1947)

References
  1. 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.
  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. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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