''Pseudomicrodon'' is a

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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 ...

, with 14 known species. All are species with

petiolate Petiole may refer to: *Petiole (botany), the stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem *Petiole (insect anatomy) In entomology, petiole is the technical term for the narrow waist of some hymenopteran insects, especially ants, bees, a ...

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Biology

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e are found in

ant Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22 ...

nests.

Distribution

They are native to the

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Species

Species in ''Pseudomicrodon'' include: *'' Pseudomicrodon auricinctus'' (Sack, 1931) *'' Pseudomicrodon batesi'' (Shannon, 1927) *''

Pseudomicrodon bellulus ''Pseudomicrodon'' is a genus of hoverfly, hoverflies, with 14 known species. All are species with Petiole (botany), petiolate abdomens. Biology Larvae are found in ant nests. Distribution They are native to the New World tropics. Species Speci ...

'' (Williston, 1891) *''

Pseudomicrodon biluminiferus ''Pseudomicrodon'' is a genus of hoverflies, with 14 known species. All are species with petiolate abdomens. Biology Larvae are found in ant nests. Distribution They are native to the New World tropics. Species Species in ''Pseudomicrodon'' inc ...

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, 1944) *'' Pseudomicrodon chrysostypus'' (

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, 2004) *'' Pseudomicrodon claripennis'' (Hine, 1914) *'' Pseudomicrodon conops'' ( Curran, 1940) *'' Pseudomicrodon corona'' ( Curran, 1940) *'' Pseudomicrodon nigrispinosus'' (Shannon, 1927) *'' Pseudomicrodon pilosops'' (Marinoni, 2004) *'' Pseudomicrodon polistoides'' Reemer, 2013 *'' Pseudomicrodon rheochryssus'' (

, 1944) *''

Pseudomicrodon seabrai ''Pseudomicrodon'' is a genus of hoverflies, with 14 known species. All are species with petiolate abdomens. Biology Larvae are found in ant nests. Distribution They are native to the New World tropics. Species Species in ''Pseudomicrodon'' inc ...

'' Papavero, 1962 *''

Pseudomicrodon smiti ''Pseudomicrodon'' is a genus of hoverflies, with 14 known species. All are species with petiolate abdomens. Biology Larvae are found in ant nests. Distribution They are native to the New World tropics. Species Species in ''Pseudomicrodon'' inc ...

'' Reemer, 2013 The following are synonyms of other species: *''Pseudomicrodon beebei'' ( Curran, 1936): synonym of '' Pseudomicrodon batesi'' (Shannon, 1927)

References

{{taxonbar, from1=Q7254975 Hoverfly genera Diptera of South America Microdontinae