''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 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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