| Carreramyia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Carreramyia Doesburg, 1966 |
| Type species | |
| Microdon megacephalus Shannon, 1925 | |
Carreramyia is a genus of hoverflies, with five known species currently.
Biology
Larvae are found in ant nests.
Distribution
Distribution is Neotropical.
Species
- C. flava (Sack, 1941)
- C. jattai Carvalho-Filho, 2014
- C. megacephalus (Shannon, 1925)
- C. megacera Reemer, 2013
- C. tigrina Reemer, 2013
References
- Reemer, Menno; Ståhls, Gunilla (2013). "Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae)". ZooKeys (288): 1–213. doi:10.3897/zookeys.288.4095. PMC 3690914. PMID 23798897.
- Carvalho-Filho, Fda S (2014). "Description of new species of Surimyia Reemer and Carreramyia Doesburg (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the Brazilian Amazon". Zootaxa. 3887 (1): 79–87. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3887.1.5. PMID 25543925.
- ^ Reemer, Menno (2013). "Taxonomic exploration of Neotropical Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) mimicking stingless bees". Zootaxa. 3697 (1): 1–88. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3697.1.1. PMID 26079022.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Carreramyia | |