Schizoceratomyia

Schizoceratomyia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Microdontinae
Genus:	Schizoceratomyia Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947
Type species
Schizoceratomyia barretoi Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947
Synonyms
Johnsoniodon Curran, 1947

Schizoceratomyia is a genus of hoverflies, with four known species.[1][2] Larvae are found in ant nests. They are native to the Neotropics.[2]

Species

• S. barretoi Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947
• S. carrerai (Papavero, 1962)
• S. flavipes Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947
• S. malleri (Curran, 1947)

References

1. 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.