Megodon
Megodon is a subgenus of the hoverfly genus Microdon. It is native to Madagascar, and contains only two known species. Microdon stuckenbergi has an unusual scutellum. Larvae are found in ant nests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Microdon |
| Subgenus: | Megodon Keiser, 1971 |
| Type species | |
| Megodon stuckenbergi Keiser, 1971
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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
[edit]There are 2 species described in Megodon:[1]
- M. planitarsus Keiser, 1971
- M. stuckenbergi (Keiser, 1971)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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