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Pseudomicrodon
Pseudomicrodon is a Neotropical genus of myrmecophilous hoverflies within the subfamily Microdontinae and family Syrphidae. It is known from 14 species. The fly's larvae are found in ant colonies where they have been observed preying on ant larvae, and are thus parasites of their hosts.
| Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Geographic Records | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudomicrodon auricinctus | (Sack, 1931) | ants | Sri Lanka | |
| Pseudomicrodon batesi | (Shannon, 1927) | ants | Brazil, Guyana, Surinam | |
| Pseudomicrodon bellulus | Williston, 1891) | ants | ||
| Pseudomicrodon biluminiferus | (Hull, 1944) | Crematogaster limata | Brazil, Suriname | bromeliad Aechmea lindenii |
| Pseudomicrodon chrysostypus | (Thompson, 2004) | ants | ||
| Pseudomicrodon claripennis | (Hine, 1914) | ants | Guatemala | |
| Pseudomicrodon conops | (Curran, 1940) | ants | ||
| Pseudomicrodon corona | (Curran, 1940) | ants | Brazil | |
| Pseudomicrodon nigrispinosus | (Shannon, 1927) | ants | Brazil, Costa Rica, Surinam | |
| Pseudomicrodon polistoides | Reemer, 2013 | ants | Peru | Malaise Trap |
| Pseudomicrodon rheochryssus | (Hull, 1944) | ants | Argentina, Brazil | |
| Pseudomicrodon seabrai | Papavero, 1962 | ants | Brazil | |
| Pseudomicrodon smiti | Reemer, 2013 | ants | Peru |
References
- Reemer, M. 2013. Review and Phylogenetic Evaluation of Associations between Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) and Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche Review article, 9 pages.
- Reemer, M., Ståhls, G. 2013. Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae). ZooKeys 288: 1–213 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.288.4095).
- Schmid, V.S., Morales, M.N., Marinoni, L., Kamke, R., Steiner, J., Zillikens, A. 2014. Natural history and morphology of the hoverfly Pseudomicrodon biluminiferus and its parasitic relationship with ants nesting in bromeliads. Journal of Insect Science 14:38 (doi:10.1093/jis/14.1.38).