''Indascia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
hoverflies
Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, whi ...
native to
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
and
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. ''Indascia'' is very similar to ''
Paramicrodon
''Paramicrodon'' is a genus of hoverflies, with eight known species. They differ from ''Microdon'' by their short antennae and the lack of appendices on vein R4+5.
Biology
Larvae are found in ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family For ...
''.
Species
The four known species are:
*''
I. brachystoma''
( Wiedemann, 1924)
*''
I. gigantica''
Reemer, 2013
*''
I. gracilis''
Keiser, 1958
*''
I. spathulata''
Reemer, 2013[
]
References
Hoverfly genera
Diptera of Asia
Microdontinae
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