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Megodon

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Megodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Microdontinae
Genus: Microdon
Subgenus: Megodon
Keiser, 1971
Type species
Megodon stuckenbergi
Keiser, 1971

Megodon is a subgenus of the hoverfly genus Microdon. It is native to Madagascar, and contains only two known species.[1] Microdon stuckenbergi has an unusual scutellum.[2] Larvae are found in ant nests.

Species

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There are 2 species described in Megodon:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Cheng, Xin-Yue; Thompson, F. Christian (2008). "A generic conspectus of the Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of two new genera from Africa and China" (PDF Adobe Acrobat). Zootaxa. 1879. New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 21–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-09-11.