Masarygus is a genus of hoverflies native to Argentina, containing two species. It was first described as representing a new family related to Conopidae or possibly the Oestridae due to its much reduced mouthparts.[2] Larvae are found in ant nests.
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| Genus: | Masarygus Bréthes, 1909
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| Masarygus palmipalpus Bréthes, 1909[1]
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Species
edit- M. palmipalpus Reemer, 2013[3]
- M. planifrons Bréthes, 1909[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Brèthes, J. (1908). "Masarygidae. Una nueva familia de dípteros". Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires. 10, 3rd series: 439–443. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Xin-Yue Cheng & F. Christian Thompson (2008). "A generic conspectus of the Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of two new genera from Africa and China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1879: 21–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3.
- ^ 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.
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