Bardistopus is a genus of hoverflies containing one species, Bardistopus papuanum. The original description erroneously stated the species was based on two female specimens; they are in fact both males.[1]

Bardistopus
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Bardistopus

Mann, 1920
Species:
B. papuanum
Binomial name
Bardistopus papuanum
Mann, 1920

Biology

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Larvae are found in ant nests.

Distribution

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They are endemic to the Solomon Islands.

References

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  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. 1879. New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 21–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-09-11.