''Rhoga'' is a
genus of
hoverflies, with five known species.
All are small, delicate, pale yellowish flies, with distinct black
pilose brushes on their
metatibiae. These flies are probably mimics of
stingless bees of the tribe Meliponini.
Biology
Larvae are found in
ant nests.
Distribution
They are native to the
Neotropics.
Species
*''
R. lutescens''
Walker, 1857
*''
R. maculata''
(Shannon, 1927)
*''
R. mellea''
(Curran
Curran may refer to:
People
* Curran (surname)
* Curran Oi (born 1990), an American figure skater
Material
* Curran (material)
Places
*Curran, community in Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario, Canada
;Northern Ireland
* Curran, County Londonderry ...
, 1940)
*''
R. sepulchrasilva''
(Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* Chassis, of an armored fighting vehicle
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a ship
* Submarine hull
Mathematics
* Affine hull, in affi ...
, 1937)
*''
R. xanthoprosopus''
Barretto & Lane, 1947
References
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Hoverfly genera
Diptera of South America
Microdontinae
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)