Rhopalosyrphus

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

Type species
Holmbergia guentherii
Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891
Synonyms
  • Holmbergia Lynch Arribalzaga, 1891

Rhopalosyrphus is a genus of hoverflies, with nine known species.[1] The adults flies mimic wasps, such as Zethus.[2][3] The larvae are predators of ant brood. They are native to from southern United States to northern Argentina.[3]

Species

Sensu stricto

Sensu lato

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b c Weems, Howard V.; Thompson, F. Christian; Rotheray, Graham; Deyrup, Mark A. (2003). "The Genus Rhopalosyrphus (Diptera: Syrphidae)". Florida Entomologist. 86 (2). Florida: 186–193. doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2003)086[0186:TGRDS]2.0.CO;2.
  3. ^ a b 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. 1879. New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 21–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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