Metadon apis

Metadon apis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Flies
Suborder:	Aschiza
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Microdontinae
Genus:	Metadon
Species:	M. apis
Binomial name
Metadon apis (Speiser, 1913)

Distribution

South Africa

REFERENCES

• Brunetti, E. Notes on Oriental Syrphidae. Part I. Rec. Indian Mus. (1907-08).

• Hull, F.M. Additional species of Microdon in the British Museum (Natural History). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (1944)

• Reemer, Menno, 2013, Taxonomic exploration of Neotropical Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) mimicking stingless bees, pp. 1-88 in Zootaxa 3697 (1) on pages 49-51

• Shannon, R.C. 1927. A review of the South American two-winged flies of the family Syrphidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(9)[2658], 34 p.

• Speiser, P. 1913. Uber einige Syrphiden und zwei fur die Deutsche Fauna -- Clythiiden. Jb. nassau. Ver. Naturk 66: 117-146

• Thompson, C. 2007. Microdon falcatus Williston (Diptera : Syrphidae): A redescription, with lectotype designation and new synonyms. Entomological News 118(May 2007):283-291

• Williston, S.W. 1887. Synopsis of the North American Syrphidae. Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. (1886) 31, xxx + 335 pp, 12 pls