This article is about the fly genus. For other species with "microdon" in their species name, see Microdon (disambiguation).
Microdon
Microdon mutabilis
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Syrphidae
Subfamily:
Microdontinae
Genus:
Microdon Meigen, 1803
Type species
Musca mutabilis
Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenera and species groups[1]
Chymophila Macquart, 1834
Dimeraspis Newman, 1838
Megodon Keiser, 1971
Microdonsensu stricto
Myiacerapis Hull, 1949
Syrphipogon Hull, 1937
Microdonsensu lato
craigheadii-group
erythros-group
mirabilis-group
tarsalis-group
virgo-group
unplaced species
Synonyms[1]
Aphritis Latreille, 1804
Colacis Gistel, 1848
Scutelligera Spix, 1824
Parmula Heyden, 1825
Scutigerella Haas, 1924
Microdon eggeri, larva, third instar
Hover flies (family Syrphidae) of the genus Microdon are unusual among the Diptera. Like other members of the subfamily, they are myrmecophiles, meaning they inhabit the nests of ants.
There are 249 species known worldwide, with the greatest diversity being from the tropics; 30 species are known from North America, though it is expected that many of these species will be placed in other genera in time, as Microdon has been used as a catch-all for various unrelated species not placed in other genera.[2][3][needs update]
^ abReemer, 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.
^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. New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 21–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
^Thompson, F.C (1981). "Revisionary notes on Nearctic Microdon flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 83. Washington D.C.: Allen Press: 725–758. ISSN 0013-8797.
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