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Dioprosopa

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Dioprosopa
Dioprosopa clavata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Syrphinae
Tribe: Syrphini
Genus: Dioprosopa
Hull, 1949


Dioprosopa is a genus of drone flies in the family Syrphidae. There are at least two described species in the genus Dioprosopa, both found in the New World.

Dioprosopa was formerly considered a subgenus of Pseudodoros, but was promoted to genus rank as a result of phylogenetic studies in 2018.[1][2]

Species

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The following two species are recognised in the genus Dioprosopa:

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References

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  1. ^ "Dioprosopa genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  2. ^ Mengual, Ximo; Ståhls, Gunilla; Láska, Pavel; Mazánek, Libor; et al. (2018). "Molecular phylogenetics of the predatory lineage of flower flies Eupeodes - Scaeva (Diptera: Syrphidae), with the description of the Neotropical genus Austroscaeva gen. nov". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 56. doi:10.1111/jzs.12212.

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