Dioprosopa
Genus of flies
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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 | |
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| Dioprosopa clavata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Syrphinae |
| Tribe: | Syrphini |
| Genus: | Dioprosopa Hull, 1949 |
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
The following two species are recognised in the genus Dioprosopa:
- Dioprosopa clavata (Fabricius 1794)
- Dioprosopa vockerothi Kassebeer, 2000
Gallery
Dioprosopa clavata
Dioprosopa clavata
Dioprosopa clavata larva
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