Ocyptamus is a large and diverse genus of over 200 species of hoverfly mostly found in the Neotropical region.[1][2] It is likely that many of these species will be discovered to be synonyms though many others await description.

Ocyptamus
Ocyptamus cf. fuscipennis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Tribe: Syrphini
Genus: Ocyptamus
Macquart, 1834

Classification

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There is evidence that the genus is not monophyletic[3][4] and is paraphyletic with regard to Eosalpingogaster and Toxomerus, and some subgenera have been given full generic status (Hybobathus, Pelecinobaccha, Orphnabaccha, and Pseudoscaeva).[5]

Selected Species

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Subgenus: Ocyptamus Macquart, 1834

Subgenus: Hermesomyia Vockeroth, 1969

Subgenus: Pipunculosyrphus Hull, 1937

Subgenus: Mimocalla Hull, 1943

Subgenus: Styxia Hull, 1943

Subgenus: Calostigma Shannon, 1927

Subgenus: Atylobaccha Hull, 1949

Proposed Genera

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In 2020, five new genera were proposed for "orphaned" lineages within Ocyptamus, containing these species. The new genera are sometimes used for these species.[6]

Genus Fragosa

Genus Hypocritanus

Genus Maiana

Genus Nuntianus

Genus Victoriana

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Reemer, M. (2010). "A second survey of Surinam Syrphidae (Diptera):introduction and Syrphinae" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 153 (2): 163–196. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000295. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
  2. ^ Ximo Mengual; Gunilla Ståhls; Santos Rojo (2008). "First phylogeny of predatory flower flies (Diptera, Syrphidae, Syrphinae) using mitochondrial COI and nuclear 28S rRNA genes: conflict and congruence with the current tribal classification" (PDF). Cladistics. 24 (4): 543–562. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2008.00200.x. hdl:10045/12249. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  3. ^ Mengual, Ximo (2012). "Is the mega-diverse genus Ocyptamus (Diptera, Syrphidae) monophyletic? Evidence from molecular characters including the secondary structure of 28S rRNA". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 62 (1): 191–205. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.014. PMID 21985963.
  4. ^ Gonçalves Miranda, Gil Felipe (2011). An overview of the genus Ocyptamus Macquart, 1834, with a revision of the Ocyptamus tristis species group (Doctor of Philosophy thesis). University of Guelph. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 16 Jan 2012.
  5. ^ Miranda, G.F.G; Young, A.D.; Locke, M.M.; Marshall, S.A.; Skevington, J.H.; Thompson, F.C. (2013). "Key to the Genera of Nearctic Syrphidae". Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 23. doi:10.3752/cjai.2013.23.
  6. ^ Miranda, Gil Felipe Gonçalves; Skevington, Jeffrey H; Marshall, Stephen A. (2020). "New generic concepts for orphaned lineages formerly treated as part of the genus Ocyptamus Macquart, 1834 (Diptera, Syrphidae)". Zootaxa. 4822 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4822.2.1.
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